Samsung Patents a Depth-Map System That Sharpens How Images Appear on Display
Samsung is patenting a way to make images look better on-screen by figuring out which objects in a scene are closest to…
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Samsung Patents a Lower-Power Way to Find Nearby Wi-Fi Devices
Finding nearby devices over Wi-Fi usually means your phone has to stay in sync with a shared clock — Samsung's patent describes…
Samsung Patents a Temperature-Aware Storage System Built for Self-Driving Cars
Flash memory behaves differently when it's hot or cold — and in a car, that variance can be extreme. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents a System That Turns Everyday Objects Into Device Controls
Samsung is working on a way to let you point at a physical object — a pen, a coffee mug, whatever —…
Samsung Patents Earbuds That Fix Their Own Fit With a Tiny Valve
Your earbuds can't tell when they're sitting crooked in your ear — but Samsung is patenting a system that can, and automatically…
Samsung Patents Earbuds That Can Record Two Different Users Separately
What if you handed one earbud to a friend for a quick translation session or interview — and your phone automatically knew…
Samsung Patents a Neural-Network Image Compression System That Uses Layered Encoding
Samsung is filing patents in the "learned image compression" space — a field where neural networks do the squishing instead of decades-old…
Samsung Patents a Robot That Picks Up Its Own Sensor to See Around Obstacles
Most robots go blind when something blocks their sensors. Samsung's new patent describes a robot that solves that problem by picking up…
Samsung Patents a Glass Display Cover That Bends Without Shattering
Glass and folding don't naturally get along — but Samsung may have found a way to make them work together by literally…
Samsung Patents a Two-Step Gesture System for AR Wearables That Skips the Button-Tap
Tapping a tiny floating button in AR is harder than it sounds — Samsung's new patent sidesteps the problem entirely by watching…
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