Samsung Patents a Way for Sound Systems to Figure Out Where Their Speakers Are
Setting up a surround-sound system usually means telling it exactly where each speaker sits. Samsung is patenting a method that lets the…
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Samsung Patents a Radar Method That Tells One Movement Apart From Another
Radar can already tell something is moving, but telling a hand wave from a raised arm is harder. Samsung's new patent describes…
Samsung Patents a Five-Lens Camera Stack With Tightly Controlled Spacing
Samsung has filed a patent for a five-lens camera design where the physical gaps between specific lenses must fall within a precise…
Samsung Patents a Robot LiDAR System That Switches Laser Power Mid-Scan
A LiDAR sensor that's great at spotting distant objects often blinds itself on nearby ones. Samsung's new patent describes a robot that…
Sony Patents a System for Teaching Cameras to See Colors They Can't Directly Measure
Most camera sensors can only measure a handful of color wavelengths at once, which means they're always guessing at the full picture.…
Samsung Patents a Single Motor That Both Slides Open a Phone Screen and Vibrates It
Sliding phones that expand their screen need a motor to do the sliding, and phones need a motor to buzz in your…
Sony Patents a Depth Sensor That Scans a Scene in Both Directions to Map It in 3D
Sony has filed a patent for a depth sensor that deliberately sweeps a light beam in opposite directions and then averages the…
Sony Patents a Camera Lens System That Keeps Focus Sharp While You Zoom
Zooming in on a subject sounds simple, but keeping it in sharp focus while you zoom is one of the trickier engineering…
Sony Patents a Built-In Heater for Its Next-Generation Light-Routing Chips
Sony has filed a patent for a chip that heats itself from the inside, embedding a metal heating layer directly against the…
Wing Aviation Patents a System That Reorders Delivery Drones Before They Launch
Loading drones for delivery in the wrong order could mean a rush package leaves last. Wing Aviation is patenting a track system…
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