Sony Files Patent for a Display System That Controls How Often LEDs Switch Off
Sony is patenting a way to precisely manage how frequently the LEDs in a display array blink off, a subtle but important…
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Samsung Patent: Audio That Automatically Adjusts to Your Custom Speaker Placement
Most surround-sound systems assume your speakers are in the 'right' spots. Samsung is patenting a way to automatically fix the audio mix…
Sony Patents a Two-Stage Light-Filtering System That Cuts Glare in Photos
Sony is working on a camera sensor that runs incoming light through two separate polarization filters in sequence, aiming to capture four…
Apple Patents a Camera That Reframes Shots Using Gestures and Voice Together
Say 'closer' while waving your hand and the camera zooms in. Say 'wider' with the same wave and it zooms out. Apple…
Samsung Patents a Way to Wake Your Smart Ring Only When You Need to Gesture
Samsung's latest patent describes smart glasses that watch where your hand is going, then wake up your smart ring just in time…
Patent: Two Types of Camera Pixels Work Together for Faster, Richer Video
Sony is designing a camera sensor where some pixels act as a rapid-response early-warning system, telling the rest of the sensor how…
Samsung Patents a Self-Correcting Brightness System for Modular LED Displays
Anyone who has stood in front of a large LED video wall and noticed faint stripes or uneven brightness patches knows the…
Nvidia Patents a Dedicated Chip for Correcting Distorted Camera Footage in Real Time
Every time a wide-angle camera corrects its fisheye distortion or a self-driving car straightens a skewed road view, software has to crunch…
Sony Files Patent to Accurately Reproduce Camera Colors Across Any Display
Colors look different on your camera screen than they do in real life, and different again on your TV or monitor. Sony…
Sony Patents an Image Sensor Fix That Cuts Noise in Dark Photos
Dark photos that look grainy even when you barely moved the camera often trace back to a problem inside the sensor itself.…
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