Sony Patents an AR System That Reads the Room to Customize What You See
What if an AR headset could automatically adjust what it shows you — based on who you are — without you touching…
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Sony Patents a Laser Chip Design That Keeps Its Base from Warping
When you stack thin semiconductor layers on a chip, they can pull or push the base like a bimetallic strip — bowing…
Sony Patents a Dual-Sensitivity Camera Sensor That Captures Bright and Dark Detail at Once
One of the hardest problems in photography is capturing a scene where some parts are blinding-bright and others are nearly pitch-dark —…
Sony Patents LED Wall Tech That Fixes Colors Before a Camera Even Shoots
When a film crew shoots actors in front of a giant LED wall, the camera lens can make the background look subtly…
Sony Patents a 3D Display That Works Harder Where Your Eyes Actually Are
Sony is patenting a way to make glasses-free 3D displays cheaper to run — by doing the heavy computing only where the…
Sony Patents Sound That Shifts Based on Where Your Virtual Character Stands
In most multiplayer games, your teammate sounds the same whether their character is standing next to you or across the map. Sony…
Sony Patents a Camera Chip That Switches Power Levels to Control Light Capture
Sony has filed a patent for a solid-state image sensor that can switch between two different operating voltages — a design that…
Sony Patents a System That Switches Your Wireless Connection as You Walk Away
Imagine your headphones automatically switch from your living room speaker to your bedroom one the moment you walk down the hall —…
Sony Files Patent for a Device That Decides If You Need Medical Treatment
Sony is stepping into medical decision-making territory with a patent for a device that can assess a patient's condition and automatically determine…
Sony Patents a Camera Sensor That Automatically Chooses How to Capture Depth
Sony's semiconductor division is patenting a depth sensor that doesn't need to be told how to operate — it reads the scene…
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