New Image Sensor Patent Tackles Pixel Interference at the Source
Sony has filed a patent describing a new way to physically separate the light-sensing zones inside an image sensor, a design that…
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Qualcomm Patents a Hidden Audio Check That Catches Speaker Failures Before They Matter
Every time your car's speaker plays a navigation warning or a collision alert, there's an assumption that the speaker actually works. Qualcomm's…
Sony Patents a System That Keeps Virtual Backgrounds in Sync During Live Camera Cuts
If you've ever watched a live broadcast shot on a virtual set and noticed the background look briefly wrong after a camera…
Sony Patents a Camera That Keeps Stabilizing Images When Its Chip Falls Behind
When a camera's processor gets overloaded mid-shoot, image stabilization can fail and your footage turns shaky. Sony's new patent describes a fallback…
Samsung Patents a Smartwatch Back Panel Where the Health Sensor and Charger Share Wiring
Samsung is exploring a way to make the back of a smartwatch do two jobs with one set of wires, letting the…
Sony Patent Explores Using Magnetic Force to Replace Springs in Controller Buttons
Every button on your controller has a tiny spring inside that pushes it back up after you press it. Sony is patenting…
Patent: Smaller Camera Design Captures Images Without a Traditional Lens
Modern lensless cameras skip the glass entirely and use a patterned mask instead, but that mask has always been bulky. Sony's latest…
Sony Patent Separates Real Objects From Screen Recordings for Independent Editing
When a camera films a person standing in front of a screen, the screen content and the person get baked into one…
Smart Ring Patent Reveals How Health Sensors Stay Pressed Against Your Skin
Getting accurate heart rate or blood oxygen readings from a ring depends on one deceptively simple problem: keeping the sensor touching your…
Sony Patents a Camera Lens That Repels Barnacles and Still Focuses Sharply
Cameras mounted on ships, drones, and utility poles share a common enemy: barnacles, algae, and other creatures that slowly grow over the…
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