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…
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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.…
Sony Patents a Camera Interface That Flags Mismatched Settings Across Multiple Cameras
Running several cameras at once and discovering they were set differently only after you've wrapped is a painful lesson in lost footage.…
Google Patents a Way to Cut the Blurry Halo From Glasses-Free 3D Screens
Glasses-free 3D screens have always had a ghost problem: light meant for one eye leaks into the other, turning the image muddy.…
Sony Patents a System That Fills In Missing Color Data From Basic Light Sensors
Most camera sensors only capture a handful of color channels, throwing away most of the light information that actually hit them. Sony…
Apple Patents a Laptop With Touch Screens Built Into Both Sides of the Keyboard
Apple has filed a patent for a laptop that hides two interactive displays beneath the areas where your hands rest on either…
Sony Patents a Mixing Tool That Shows Which Sounds Are Drowning Each Other Out
When you're mixing a scene where a car horn blares next to a whispered voice, how do you know if the whisper…
Qualcomm Patents a Camera Sensor Trick for Capturing Bright and Dark Scenes at Once
Taking a photo in a room with a bright window behind your subject almost always ends badly. Qualcomm's new patent targets exactly…
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