Apple’s secretly developed folding iPhone, following the rumor that it has started the testing program, has recently submitted a new technical document to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and with the exposure of the schematic pictures about the folding device device using “bendable shape” and “camera lens configuration” and other related innovative technologies, attracting the attention of the outside world again.
Apple’s new camera technology for foldable electronic devices has been submitted for patent application
According to Patently Apple, a patent application for the “”multi-lens camera system”” technology that can be applied to foldable electronic devices was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office a few days ago (1/21) for approval. The document mentions that the electronic device applicable to the use of flexible structure folding screen, in the body shell will be used can be both screen “bending” and “elastic” characteristics of the relevant material composition, including: polymer, metal, glass, ceramic, fiber composite material and other flexible fabric material. In this way, the body can be folded and bent, and equipped with the built-in “multi-lens camera system” configuration that can correspond to different folding usage patterns, which will bring a new look to the camera shooting function of folding phones.
The foreign media has revealed that Apple has submitted a new patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the “camera technology” of folding devices.
The patent document shows that the camera lenses can be set at the two ends of the folded phone, and when held horizontally, the algorithm will allow the camera lenses on the left and right sides of the body to be viewed at their respective angles, and a “panoramic photo” will be displayed on the screen. In addition, the camera can also be mounted at different locations on the body of the foldable device, and when the body is bent to the inside or outside, the configuration of multiple camera lenses can bring more different shooting functions, such as shooting 3D photos, etc.
The new patent for the camera technology of folding electronic devices is still in the application stage. In the future, if the folded iPhone is expected to be mass-produced and marketed, after obtaining the patent for the camera technology on the hardware side, it also needs to be supported by the related shooting software application.
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