Microsoft has patented a unique camera solution for Surface phones and tablets. He hides it under the screen.
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While phone and tablet manufacturers still face challenges with front-facing camera quality, 2022 could be the year these cameras are hidden under the display. According to LetGoDigital , Microsoft has patented a unique solution they call the Logo Camera.
Their solution uses 4 cameras, each of which is monochrome and tuned to one of the 4 main colors of the Microsoft logo. This trick allows the cameras on the screen to be invisible. Additionally, Microsoft uses these 4 colors of its logo as a color filter for cameras, and only activates them when the camera is active.
This will show a color pattern on the screen, which in the case of Microsoft would conveniently be the company logo. This of course would also work conveniently as an active indicator of an active camera, which is important for privacy, especially with indistinguishable cameras below the screen.
We don't know how another company could bring these basic colors to life, but for Microsoft, it's certainly a very unique approach. You can see the company's patent here.
Note: This news is being reported with all due caution, as no matter how much we searched the US Patent Office, we were unable to find the specific serial number of the patent. The photos are the product of a professional graphic designer who created them from scratch, according to his imagination and based on the Microsoft patent.
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