Samsung Patents a Ray Simulation Correction Method for LiDAR Sensors
LiDAR sensors are only as good as the light signals they receive — and in the real world, those signals get messy.…
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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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Qualcomm Patents GPS-Assisted Motion Estimation for 3D Point Cloud Compression
Compressing 3D LiDAR data is brutally hard — the scene changes every millisecond and every point in space needs to move with…
Samsung Patents a Self-Validating Device Positioning System
Most location systems give you a position and move on — Samsung's patent adds a step where the device stops and asks…
Samsung Patents a Multi-Wavelength LiDAR System with Optical Path Separation
Samsung is working on a LiDAR system that fires multiple light beams at different wavelengths simultaneously — and uses a clever optical…
Samsung Patents a Washing Machine That Learns Your Water Usage Habits
Samsung is filing patents on washing machines that don't just clean your clothes — they track how you use water over time…
Samsung Patents a Context-Aware Lighting System for Freezer Drawers
Opening the top freezer drawer is simple — always turn the lights on. But opening the bottom drawer? Samsung thinks that deserves…
Waymo Patents a Hybrid LiDAR System That Untangles Speed and Distance Readings
When a self-driving car's sensor sees several objects at once, knowing how far away something is doesn't help much if you can't…
Amazon Patents a Frictionless Item-Return System for Physical Stores
Amazon is patenting a system that can automatically process item returns — or any item 'transition' — as you walk out of…
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