公开(公告)号：USRE48945E1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16384140

申请日：2019-04-15

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/04 ,  G01J3/02 ,  H04N5/33 ,  G06T11/60 ,  H04N9/097 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/36 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G02B5/18 ,  H04N9/09 ,  G01J3/28 ,  H04N9/73 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: A multi-aperture imaging system comprising a first camera with a first sensor that captures a first image and a second camera with a second sensor that captures a second image, the two cameras having either identical or different FOVs. The first sensor may have a standard color filter array (CFA) covering one sensor section and a non-standard color CFA covering another. The second sensor may have either Clear or standard CFA covered sections. Either image may be chosen to be a primary or an auxiliary image, based on a zoom factor. An output image with a point of view determined by the primary image is obtained by registering the auxiliary image to the primary image.

公开(公告)号：US20220030167A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17496773

申请日：2021-10-08

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Noy Cohen ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Nadav Geva ,  Anat Leshem Gat ,  Gil Bachar

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/073 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  H04N5/04 ,  H04N7/01

Abstract: A dual-aperture camera comprising a first camera having a first sensor and a first image signal processor (ISP), the first camera operative to output a first stream of frames, a second camera having a second sensor and a second ISP, the second camera operative to output a second stream of frames, and a synchronization and operation control module configurable to control operation of one camera in a fully operational mode and operation of the other camera in a partially operational mode and to output an output of the fully operational camera as a dual-aperture camera output, whereby the partially operational mode of the other camera reduces a dual-aperture camera the power consumption in comparison with a full operational mode of the other camera.

公开(公告)号：USRE48697E1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16384244

申请日：2019-04-15

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/04 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G06T5/20

Abstract: A multi-aperture imaging system comprising a first camera with a first sensor that captures a first image and a second camera with a second sensor that captures a second image, the two cameras having either identical or different FOVs. The first sensor may have a standard color filter array (CFA) covering one sensor section and a non-standard color CFA covering another. The second sensor may have either Clear or standard CFA covered sections. Either image may be chosen to be a primary or an auxiliary image, based on a zoom factor. An output image with a point of view determined by the primary image is obtained by registering the auxiliary image to the primary image.

公开(公告)号：US10904444B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16198181

申请日：2018-11-21

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Noy Cohen

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/00

Abstract: A dual-aperture zoom digital camera operable in both still and video modes. The camera includes Wide and Tele imaging sections with respective lens/sensor combinations and image signal processors and a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections. The Wide and Tele imaging sections provide respective image data. The controller is configured to combine in still mode at least some of the Wide and Tele image data to provide a fused output image from a particular point of view, and to provide without fusion continuous zoom video mode output images, each output image having a given output resolution, wherein the video mode output images are provided with a smooth transition when switching between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value or vice versa, and wherein at the lower ZF the output resolution is determined by the Wide sensor while at the higher ZF value the output resolution is determined by the Tele sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20190222747A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16368173

申请日：2019-03-28

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen ,  Nadav Geva ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/262 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G02B7/36 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: Dual-aperture digital cameras with auto-focus (AF) and related methods for obtaining a focused and, optionally optically stabilized color image of an object or scene. A dual-aperture camera includes a first sub-camera having a first optics bloc and a color image sensor for providing a color image, a second sub-camera having a second optics bloc and a clear image sensor for providing a luminance image, the first and second sub-cameras having substantially the same field of view, an AF mechanism coupled mechanically at least to the first optics bloc, and a camera controller coupled to the AF mechanism and to the two image sensors and configured to control the AF mechanism, to calculate a scaling difference and a sharpness difference between the color and luminance images, the scaling and sharpness differences being due to the AF mechanism, and to process the color and luminance images into a fused color image using the calculated differences.

公开(公告)号：US20190122349A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US15770336

申请日：2017-07-04

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Noy Cohen ,  Nadav Geva ,  Anat Leshem ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gal Shabtay

IPC: G06T5/50 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/265

Abstract: Methods that provide a smooth transition in switching a dual-camera output from an output of a first sub-camera to an output of a second sub-camera comprise forming at least one composite image based on a weighted combination of a first sub-camera image and a second sub-camera image, switching the dual-camera output from an image based on the first sub-camera image to an image based on the at least one composite image, and further switching the dual-camera output from the image based on the at least one composite image to an image based on the second sub-camera image.

公开(公告)号：US09661233B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14880251

申请日：2015-10-11

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Noy Cohen

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B13/00

CPC classification number: H04N5/23296 ,  G02B13/0015 ,  G02B13/009 ,  G02B27/0075 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/2259 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N5/23245

Abstract: A dual-aperture zoom digital camera operable in both still and video modes. The camera includes Wide and Tele imaging sections with respective lens/sensor combinations and image signal processors and a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections. The Wide and Tele imaging sections provide respective image data. The controller is configured to combine in still mode at least some of the Wide and Tele image data to provide a fused output image from a particular point of view, and to provide without fusion continuous zoom video mode output images, each output image having a given output resolution, wherein the video mode output images are provided with a smooth transition when switching between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value or vice versa, and wherein at the lower ZF the output resolution is determined by the Wide sensor while at the higher ZF value the output resolution is determined by the Tele sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20170094164A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15375090

申请日：2016-12-11

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G06T11/60 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G06T5/20 ,  H04N9/09 ,  G06T7/00

CPC classification number: H04N5/23232 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/0229 ,  G01J3/0248 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/2823 ,  G01J3/36 ,  G02B5/1814 ,  G02B5/1842 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06T7/337 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T2207/20221 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N9/097 ,  H04N9/735 ,  H04N2209/045

Abstract: A multi-aperture imaging system comprising a first camera with a first sensor that captures a first image and a second camera with a second sensor that captures a second image, the two cameras having either identical or different FOVs. The first sensor may have a standard color filter array (CFA) covering one sensor section and a non-standard color CFA covering another. The second sensor may have either Clear or standard CFA covered sections. Either image may be chosen to be a primary or an auxiliary image, based on a zoom factor. An output image with a point of view determined by the primary image is obtained by registering the auxiliary image to the primary image.

公开(公告)号：US09538152B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-03

申请号：US14386823

申请日：2013-11-23

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/73 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/097

CPC classification number: H04N5/23232 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/0229 ,  G01J3/0248 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/2823 ,  G01J3/36 ,  G02B5/1814 ,  G02B5/1842 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06T7/337 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T2207/20221 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N9/097 ,  H04N9/735 ,  H04N2209/045

Abstract: A multi-aperture imaging system comprising a first camera with a first sensor that captures a first image and a second camera with a second sensor that captures a second image, the two cameras having either identical or different FOVs. The first sensor may have a standard color filter array (CFA) covering one sensor section and a non-standard color CFA covering another. The second sensor may have either Clear or standard CFA covered sections. Either image may be chosen to be a primary or an auxiliary image, based on a zoom factor. An output image with a point of view determined by the primary image is obtained by registering the auxiliary image to the primary image.

Abstract translation: 一种多孔径成像系统，包括具有捕获第一图像的第一传感器的第一相机和具有捕获第二图像的第二传感器的第二相机，所述两个相机具有相同或不同的FOV。 第一传感器可以具有覆盖一个传感器部分的标准滤色器阵列（CFA）和覆盖另一传感器部分的非标准颜色的CFA。 第二个传感器可能具有清晰或标准的CFA覆盖的部分。 可以基于缩放因子将图像选择为主图像或辅助图像。 通过将辅助图像登记到主图像来获得具有由主图像确定的观点的输出图像。

公开(公告)号：US20160182821A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-23

申请号：US14906116

申请日：2014-07-24

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen ,  Nadav Geva ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/33 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N5/262 ,  G02B7/36 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/09

CPC classification number: H04N5/23212 ,  G02B7/36 ,  G02B27/646 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/23232 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N9/64

Abstract: Dual-aperture digital cameras with auto-focus (AF) and related methods for obtaining a focused and, optionally optically stabilized color image of an object or scene. A dual-aperture camera includes a first sub-camera having a first optics bloc and a color image sensor for providing a color image, a second sub-camera having a second optics bloc and a clear image sensor for providing a luminance image, the first and second sub-cameras having substantially the same field of view, an AF mechanism coupled mechanically at least to the first optics bloc, and a camera controller coupled to the AF mechanism and to the two image sensors and configured to control the AF mechanism, to calculate a scaling difference and a sharpness difference between the color and luminance images, the scaling and sharpness differences being due to the AF mechanism, and to process the color and luminance images into a fused color image using the calculated differences.

Abstract translation: 具有自动对焦（AF）的双孔径数码相机和用于获得物体或场景的聚焦和可选的光学稳定的彩色图像的相关方法。 双光圈照相机包括具有第一光学组件的第一子摄像机和用于提供彩色图像的彩色图像传感器，具有第二光学组件的第二子摄像机和用于提供亮度图像的清晰图像传感器，第一 和具有基本上相同的视场的第二子摄像机，至少与第一光学组合机械耦合的AF机构，以及耦合到AF机构和两个图像传感器并被配置为控制AF机构的摄像机控制器， 计算颜色和亮度图像之间的缩放差和清晰度差异，缩放和锐度差异是由于AF机制引起的，并且使用计算出的差异将颜色和亮度图像处理成融合的彩色图像。