Sony Patents an Image Sensor That Spots Sharp Edges Before the Photo Leaves the Chip
Most cameras figure out where the sharp edges in a scene are after the image data leaves the sensor. Sony is patenting…
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Qualcomm Patents Technology That Builds Unified 3D Maps by Grouping Nearby Objects
Matching two 3D scans of the same room is harder than it sounds, and doing it wrong means AR objects drift, robots…
Apple Patents the Internal Mechanics Behind the Apple Watch Crown
Apple has filed a patent laying out exactly how the Digital Crown on an Apple Watch handles two very different kinds of…
Sony Patents a Camera System That Fixes Colors When Two Different Lights Hit the Same Scene
A candlelit dinner table next to a fluorescent kitchen is a nightmare for any camera's color system. Sony has filed a patent…
Sony Patent Turns Event Pixel Noise Into Usable Luminance Data
Most camera engineers spend their careers fighting sensor noise. Sony just filed a patent that treats that noise as useful data, specifically,…
Google Patent Reveals Earbuds That Detect When They're Actually In Your Ear
Google is patenting a way for earbuds to figure out not just whether you're wearing them, but whether you're actively fiddling with…
Samsung Patents a System That Picks Which Battery Powers Your Device Off
When you press the power button to shut down a device with multiple batteries, which battery actually handles that job? Samsung's new…
Microsoft Patents a Hardware Trick That Skips Unnecessary Math in AI Models
Every time an AI model processes information, it does an enormous amount of multiplication, much of it involving zeros or near-zero values…
Sony Patents Screen Technology That Stops Harsh Eye Strain From Flickering Displays
Screen flicker is one of those things you might not consciously notice, but your eyes definitely do. Sony is patenting a way…
Intel Patents a Chip That Slims Down Software Brains Before Putting Them to Work
Intel wants to shrink AI models right inside the chip that manages server workloads, so they run faster and cheaper on the…
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