Samsung is one of the companies that files the most patents. Although many fans of the firm accuse it of being too conservative and continuist, its multiple divisions are constantly experimenting with new technologies and form factors. For example, a new Samsung patent describes a repositionable camera system for smartphones. The design seems ideal for foldable and rollable phones.
Samsung filed this particular patent on January 10, 2022, on the US Designs IP Portal. However, the company just received the approval under the code D1066344, as detected by MySmartPrice. The report states that Samsung has been researching and experimenting with similar designs for several years. More specifically, Samsung has been working internally on this type of repositionable camera system for mobile devices since 2019.
Samsung’s patent shows a repositionable camera system for phones or tablets
The patent shows a mobile device with a single camera setup that changes position according to the user’s needs. It allows you to set the cameras on the front or back of the device. This allows you to use the same sensors both as usual and for selfies. In turn, the system eliminates the need to integrate a separate front-facing camera and improves the quality of the selfies.
The sketches included in the patent show that the repositionable camera system is specifically designed for mobile devices with foldable or rollable screens. It also can work well for tablets. The patent descriptions describe improvements made to the original designs presented in 2019. So, it seems the company has been toying with the idea for quite some time.
That said, this is still a patent. It’s not yet certain that the technology shown will ever make it into a commercial device. However, even if that doesn’t happen, Samsung may use the progress made during research to improve products aimed at the mass market. Let’s hope that the company is encouraged to return to its most innovative times—something that its fans would surely appreciate.
