Samsung Patents a Faster Method for Video Software to Locate Duplicate Picture Regions
Every time you stream a video, your device is hunting for repeated patterns inside each frame to compress the data down. Samsung…
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Samsung Patents a Robot Charging Dock That Extends Its Own Contacts on Impact
A charging dock that doesn't need precise parking: Samsung's new patent describes a station that physically slows an approaching robot and then…
Samsung Patents a Way to Pick the Right Decoding Math for Each Video Block
Every video you watch is secretly a pile of math puzzles, and Samsung thinks the decoder has been solving some of them…
Samsung Patents a Camera Chip That Captures Cleaner Photos by Reading Pixels in Shifts
Every digital photo starts as a flood of electrical signals, and noise sneaks in when those signals interfere with each other. Samsung…
Samsung Patents a Circuit That Catches Image Sensor Read Errors Before They Ruin Your Photo
Every camera sensor makes tiny read errors, and those errors show up as grain in your photos. Samsung has filed a patent…
Samsung Patents a Speaker Design That Reshapes How the Coil Sits Inside
Samsung has patented a subtle but specific change to the inside of a speaker: a small groove cut into the metal housing…
Sony Patents a Way to Shift Video Resolution Mid-Stream Without Starting Over
Most video systems handle quality drops by switching to a completely different stream. Sony's new patent describes a way to shrink the…
Samsung Patents a Camera Sensor Circuit That Captures Bright and Dark Scenes at Once
Getting a photo that looks right in both the bright sky and the shadowy ground has always been a hardware headache. Samsung's…
Sony Patents a Finer Way to Remove the Blocky Edges in Compressed Video
Every time you watch a compressed video, invisible filters smooth out the blocky artifacts left by compression. Sony's new patent adds a…
Samsung Patents a Faster Way for Wireless Earbuds to Recover Lost Audio Sync
Your wireless earbuds drop out, then spend frustrating seconds trying to reconnect to the audio stream. Samsung's new patent targets exactly that…
Sony Patents a More Efficient Way to Compress 3D Scan Data
3D scans of real environments are enormous files, and shipping them cheaply is an unsolved problem. Sony's new patent tackles one specific…
Apple Patents a Way to Match Your Room's Sound to the Recording's Room
When you put on headphones, the sound you hear was mixed in one room, but you're sitting in a completely different one.…
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