Android founder Essential founder announced Android's father a patent of notch eradication design that smartphone's camera pops up at the top of the main body and can use the display widely



On the upper part of the display of some smart phones such as iPhone X, there is a concave space, known as "notch", used for speakers of cameras and phones, which can not be used as a display. There are a certain number of users who care about this part,Application to erase the notch part of iPhone XYaInconsistent interface to make it inconspicuousThere are users who deal with it. It was revealed that Andy Rubin, a member of Android OS's parent, had acquired a patent on technology to realize smartphones that would make such notches unnecessary.

It turns out that Essential was granted a patent for a no-notch screen with a popup camera in 2017
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/03/03/turns-essential-granted-patent-no-notch-screen-popup-camera-2017/

Vivo Apex phone's camera pops up to take your selfie - CNET
https://www.cnet.com/news/vivo-apex-concept-phone-mwc-2018/

Mobile terminal eventMWC 2018At the venue, Chinese smartphone manufacturerVivoWas exhibiting a concept smartphone "Apex" equipped with a pop-up camera.

The way to pop up the camera with Apex is clicked on the image below, the GIF movie (about 350 KB capacity) is played and can be found by one shot.


Apex looks like a general smartphone design, except that it can not be confirmed at first sight, but from the left side of the main body ... ....


The camera with the number of pixels of 8 megapixels which was inside the main body pops up in 0.8 seconds. With this mechanism, it is unlikely that you need to bother to notch the display to avoid the front camera.


Apex exhibited at MWC 2018 is a technology-based media (eg, a digital camera) based on features of the installed camera, a display built in a sensor that can perform fingerprint authentication,
ofEngadgetYaCNETIt was introduced and attracted attention.

The following movie is a movie that shows how to perform fingerprint authentication on Apex's display.

Vivo Apex concept phone hands-on - YouTube


Apex is a news site dealing with technology and others,Gizmodo was also picked up on March 1, 2018It was. On the next day on March 2, 2018, Twitter usersRafael VillarIs one of the creator of Android OS, and now it is a smartphone maker "Essential"I asked if he knew Apex existence for Mr. Rubin 's Twitter account.


Mr. Rubin said, "I have seen it, please check this," revealed the fact that Essential possesses a smartphone camera patent with a pop-up mechanism similar to Apex.


Search service of patent documents provided by GoogleAccording to Google PatentsThe patent revealed by Mr. Rubin was acquired in the United States under the name "Equipment and method for maximizing display area of ​​mobile device" (US 9736383 B2). The right is stated that the company Essential Products which manufactures Essential's mobile terminal filed in May 2016, acquired a patent in August 2017, and still has the rights of Essential Products.

US9736383B2 - Apparatus and method to maximize the display area of ​​a mobile device - Google Patents
https://patents.google.com/patent/US9736383

Patent content, eliminating the camera from the display front, or by changing the position, those that maximize the display area of ​​the display.


Although not all patented technologies will be put to practical use, the possibility that smartphones with pop-up cameras to realize bezelless display will emerge in the presence of a certain number of notch denials is enough It seems likely.

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