Sony Patents a Camera Motor That Moves Each Lens Element on Its Own
Most camera lenses move their focusing elements together, like a single piston. Sony is patenting a motor that lets multiple lens elements…
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Sony Patents a Camera Chip That Keeps Its Circuits from Interfering with Each Other
Sony's semiconductor arm is filing patents on a camera chip design that physically carves out separate zones for different electronic components —…
Sony's New Patent Lets Camera Pixels Share Storage to Capture More Light
Sony is patenting a way to link neighboring pixel circuits in a camera sensor so they can pool their charge-storage capacity —…
Sony's New Patent Keeps Tracking Cameras Off Until Something Worth Tracking Gets Close
Sony has filed a patent for a positioning system where cameras don't bother turning on unless the thing they're supposed to track…
Sony Patents an AI That Builds Music by Filling In Blanks, Over and Over
Sony is patenting an AI audio engine that works like a digital mad-lib — it deliberately blanks out parts of a sound…
Sony's New Patent Teaches AI to Write Its Own Game Tracking Code
Sony has filed a patent for an AI system that scans a video game's source code, figures out what the important pieces…
Sony Patents a Way to Stop Camera Pixels from Interfering with Each Other
Every time a digital camera converts light into data, it creates electrical noise that can corrupt nearby pixels. Sony's new patent describes…
Sony's New Patent Puts Screens on Car Hoods to Warn Pedestrians Where the Car Is Headed
Imagine a car that can literally show you where it's about to go — not with a blinking turn signal, but with…
Sony Patents a Way to Slow Light Down and Make Sensors Far More Precise
Sony is patenting a way to make light travel more slowly through a tiny ring-shaped optical circuit — and that trick, if…
Sony's New Patent Chains Wireless Signals Together to Find You Inside a Building
GPS is useless indoors, and Bluetooth or Wi-Fi alone often can't tell exactly where you are in a room. Sony's new patent…
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