Samsung Patents a Pressure Sensor That Knows When It's Broken
Most sensors can tell you when they detect something. Samsung's new patent describes one that can also tell you when it's stopped…
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Fingerprint readers, pulse monitors, lidar, and everything else that lets devices measure the world. We track each sensor filing as it lands.
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Apple Patent Pairs Devices by Reading Flashes of Light
Instead of typing a PIN or scanning a QR code to connect a new device, Apple is exploring a system where your…
Samsung Patents a Light Sensor That Tunes Its Own Sensitivity on the Fly
Most light sensors are fixed at one sensitivity level, which means they either miss faint signals or get overwhelmed by bright ones.…
Air Conditioner Patent Detects When You Fall Asleep
Samsung is patenting an air conditioner that doesn't just follow a timer, it figures out on its own when you've gone to…
Patent: Wrist Sensor Band That Snaps Into Correct Position Automatically
Meta is designing a wristband that reads electrical signals from your muscles, and it needs the sensors to land in exactly the…
Meta Patent Embeds Muscle-Reading Sensors Directly Into Wristband Material
Meta is working on a wristband that reads the electrical signals your muscles send when you move your fingers, and this patent…
Sony Patents a Prediction System for Compressing 3D Video Data
Streaming a three-dimensional scene, like a sports replay you can walk around in or a lidar map from a self-driving car, takes…
New Wristband Patent Cuts Noise in Muscle Signal Detection
Meta is building wristbands that can read the electrical signals your muscles produce, and this patent reveals a specific trick for making…
New Sony Patent Fixes Timing Mismatch Between Two Different Sensors
Two sensors watching the same room but running at different speeds create a subtle but real problem: the data they produce doesn't…
Tesla Patents a Rapid Hot-Cold Testing System for Vehicle Components
Before any part goes into a Tesla, it has to survive the temperature equivalent of a polar plunge after a sauna. Tesla…
Samsung Patents a Projector That Knows If It's Pointing at a Wall or Floor
Samsung is patenting a projector that figures out whether it's aimed at a wall or a floor, then automatically switches certain sensors…
Qualcomm Patent Uses Stars and Sky to Calibrate Sensors
Stars have been used for navigation for thousands of years. Qualcomm wants to use them to keep your device's sensors honest.
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