公开(公告)号：US11809065B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17110344

申请日：2020-12-03

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Jerby ,  Itay Yedid ,  Gal Avivi ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gil Bachar ,  Gal Shabtay

IPC: G03B17/04 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B3/02

CPC classification number: G03B17/04 ,  G02B13/0035 ,  G02B27/646 ,  G03B3/02 ,  G03B2215/0507

Abstract: Folded cameras comprising a movable lens having a lens optical axis and positioned in an optical path between an optical path folding element (OPFE) and an image sensor, wherein the OPFE folds light from a first direction to a second direction, the second direction being substantially along the lens optical axis, and an actuator for controlled lens movement, the actuator including or being attached to a shield partially surrounding the lens, the shield having an opening positioned and dimensioned to enable installation of the lens into the shield from an insertion direction substantially parallel to the first direction. A folded camera disclosed herein may be included together with an upright camera in a dual-camera.

公开(公告)号：US20230350153A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18350773

申请日：2023-07-12

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Michael Dror ,  Itay Yedid ,  Gil Bachar

IPC: G02B7/02 ,  G02B13/00 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B7/08 ,  H04N23/58 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G02B7/021 ,  G02B13/0065 ,  G02B13/004 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B7/08 ,  H04N23/58 ,  G02B13/009 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B27/0149

Abstract: Digital cameras, optical lens modules for such digital cameras and methods for assembling lens elements in such lens modules. In various embodiments, the digital cameras comprise an optical lens module including N≥3 lens elements Li, each lens element comprising a respective front surface S2i-1 and a respective rear surface S2i. In various embodiments the first lens element toward the object side, L1 and its respective front surfaces S1 have optical and/or mechanical properties, such as a clear aperture, a clear height and a mechanical height that are larger than respective properties of following lens elements and surfaces. This is done to achieve a camera with large aperture stop, given a lens and/or camera height.

公开(公告)号：US11770616B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US18064369

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Noy Cohen ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Nadav Geva ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Ester Ashkenazi ,  Ruthy Katz ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/62 ,  H04N23/667

CPC classification number: H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/62 ,  H04N23/667

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 output, in a zoom-in operation between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value, a zoom video output image that includes only Wide image data or only Tele image data, depending on whether a no-switching criterion is fulfilled or not.

公开(公告)号：US11703668B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US18147162

申请日：2022-12-28

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gal Avivi ,  Gil Bachar

IPC: H04N23/55 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B7/10 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/90 ,  G02B13/04

CPC classification number: G02B13/0065 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B7/102 ,  G02B13/009 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B13/04 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/90

Abstract: Zoom digital cameras comprising a Wide sub-camera and a folded fixed Tele sub-camera. The folded Tele sub-camera may be auto-focused by moving either its lens or a reflecting element inserted in an optical path between its lens and a respective image sensor. The folded Tele sub-camera is configured to have a low profile to enable its integration within a portable electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11693297B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US17110342

申请日：2020-12-03

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Jerby ,  Itay Yedid ,  Gal Avivi ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gil Bachar ,  Gal Shabtay

IPC: G03B17/04 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B3/02

CPC classification number: G03B17/04 ,  G02B13/0035 ,  G02B27/646 ,  G03B3/02 ,  G03B2215/0507

Abstract: Folded cameras comprising a movable lens having a lens optical axis and positioned in an optical path between an optical path folding element (OPFE) and an image sensor, wherein the OPFE folds light from a first direction to a second direction, the second direction being substantially along the lens optical axis, and an actuator for controlled lens movement, the actuator including or being attached to a shield partially surrounding the lens, the shield having an opening positioned and dimensioned to enable installation of the lens into the shield from an insertion direction substantially parallel to the first direction. A folded camera disclosed herein may be included together with an upright camera in a dual-camera.

公开(公告)号：US20230204931A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18178604

申请日：2023-03-06

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gil Bachar ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Michael Dror ,  Noy Cohen

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  G02B7/04 ,  G02B15/06 ,  G02B27/30

CPC classification number: G02B13/0065 ,  G02B7/04 ,  G02B13/003 ,  G02B15/06 ,  G02B27/30

Abstract: A zoom camera comprising an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding the light from a first optical path to a second optical path, a first lens having a first optical axis and a first effective focal length EFLL1, the first optical axis being along the second optical path, a collimating lens having a second optical axis, and an image sensor located on the second optical path, wherein the collimating lens is movable between at least a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state the collimating lens is positioned in the second optical path between the OPFE and the first lens such that light entering the first lens arrives only from the image side of the collimating lens, and wherein in the second state the collimating lens is positioned outside the first optical path such that light entering the first lens does not arrive from the image side of the collimating lens.

公开(公告)号：US11619864B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17715093

申请日：2022-04-07

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Itay Yedid ,  Gil Bachar ,  Noy Cohen

IPC: G03B17/17 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G03B15/03

Abstract: Folded cameras and dual folded-upright cameras that reduce a mobile electronic device and specifically a smartphone bump footprint and height. In some examples, the bump footprint is reduced by reducing the height of a back focal plane section of the folded camera. In some examples, the bump footprint is reduced by reducing the height of a back focal plane section and a lens subsection of the folded camera.

公开(公告)号：US11599007B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17846203

申请日：2022-06-22

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Eran Kali ,  Noy Cohen ,  Gil Avraham ,  Ruthy Katz

IPC: G03B3/06 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H04N3/08 ,  G02B26/10 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/63 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/90 ,  H04N23/951 ,  G02B13/06 ,  H04N23/67

Abstract: Devices disclosed herein feature a Wide camera with a Wide field of view (FOVw), a folded Tele camera with a Tele field of view (FOVT) smaller than the FOVw and including an optical path folding element (OPFE). The device may be configured to rotate the OPFE to thereby shift FOVT relative to FOVw in response to recognition of an object or subject of interest detected in FOVw or FOVT. The device can have high resolution in this overlapping FOV either by fusing the Wide and Tele images or by capturing and saving the Tele image.

公开(公告)号：US20230056609A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17971565

申请日：2022-10-22

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gil Bachar ,  Itay Jerby ,  Itay Yedid ,  Yonatan Mandel ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen

IPC: G02B27/64 ,  G02B13/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: Voice coil motor (VCM) actuators for rotating an optical path folding element (OPFE) over an extended scanning range relative to a scanning/rotation range needed for optical image stabilization (OIS).

公开(公告)号：US20230022168A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17957206

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

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