Google's new patent shows that future Pixel phones are expected to be equipped with an off-screen camera

DoNews, Jan. 10 (Liu Wenxuan) According to LetsGoDigital, Google applied for a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) at the end of August 2021, and the 16-page document was published on December 16, 2021. The file gives a scheme that allows you to create a larger screen area without increasing the size of your phone.

In order to be able to provide a more extreme "full screen" experience, without affecting the selfie function, many Android manufacturers have made many changes to the front camera module in recent years, in addition to the retractable hidden camera, the off-screen camera is also a new solution recently adopted in ZTE, Xiaomi, Samsung and other products.

The approach adopted by Google in the patent this time seems to be more cost-conscious, designing one or more front-facing lenses on the OLED screen, with the front-facing lens and the photosensitive element located in the upper right corner of the screen, where the screen allows light to pass through and take higher-quality photos; the upper left corner is the light sensor, both of which are located below the screen panel. In addition to this, it is also mentioned in the document that the fingerprint sensor is also located at the bottom of the screen.

The Technology Patented by Google was invented by Sangmoo Choi, a Korean-American display hardware engineer who, according to Choi's LinkedIn profile, has been working at Google for more than 3 years since september 2018, after serving as a principal engineer at Samsung Display for more than 14 years.