公开(公告)号：US20160050374A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-18

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 ,  G02B13/00 ,  H04N5/225

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 comprising a Wide imaging section and a Tele imaging section, each section including a lens with a respective FOV, image sensor and image signal processor, and a camera controller coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections and operative to process Wide and Tele sensor data to obtain a fused image of the object in a capture or stills mode, and to process without fusion Wide and Tele sensor data to obtain, in a video mode, images with an output resolution and a smooth transition when switching between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher zoom factor value or vice versa, wherein at the lower ZF the output resolution is determined by the Wide sensor and wherein at the higher ZF value the output resolution is determined by the Tele sensor.

Abstract translation: 一种双孔径变焦数字照相机，包括宽成像部分和远摄成像部分，每个部分包括具有相应FOV的透镜，图像传感器和图像信号处理器，以及耦合到宽和远摄像部分的相机控制器， 过程宽和远程传感器数据以捕获或静止模式获得对象的融合图像，并且无需融合处理Wide和Tele传感器数据在视频模式下获得具有输出分辨率和切换时的平滑过渡的图像 在较低的ZF值和更高的变焦系数值之间，反之亦然，其中在较低的ZF下，输出分辨率由Wide传感器确定，其中在较高的ZF值下，输出分辨率由Tele传感器决定。

公开(公告)号：US20250150712A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-08

申请号：US19017540

申请日：2025-01-11

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

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：US20250097573A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18964460

申请日：2024-12-01

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N23/667 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  H04N5/04 ,  H04N5/073 ,  H04N7/01 ,  H04N23/00 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/65 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/90 ,  H04N23/951

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：US12200359B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18314876

申请日：2023-05-10

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N23/951 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  H04N5/04 ,  H04N5/073 ,  H04N7/01 ,  H04N23/00 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/65 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/90

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：US20240080565A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18507025

申请日：2023-11-11

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N23/69 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  H04N23/00 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/951

CPC classification number: H04N23/69 ,  G02B13/0015 ,  G02B13/009 ,  G02B27/0075 ,  H04N23/00 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/951

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：US20240080556A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18505263

申请日：2023-11-09

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N23/67 ,  G02B7/36 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N23/13 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/951 ,  H04N25/13 ,  H04N25/133

CPC classification number: H04N23/67 ,  G02B7/36 ,  G02B27/646 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N23/13 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/951 ,  H04N25/133 ,  H04N25/134 ,  H04N23/843

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：US11856291B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US18333575

申请日：2023-06-13

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/13 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/951 ,  H04N25/133 ,  H04N25/13 ,  G02B7/36 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N23/84

CPC classification number: H04N23/67 ,  G02B7/36 ,  G02B27/646 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N23/13 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/951 ,  H04N25/133 ,  H04N25/134 ,  H04N23/843

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：US11838635B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17947515

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/00 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/951 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/00

CPC classification number: H04N23/69 ,  G02B13/009 ,  G02B13/0015 ,  G02B27/0075 ,  H04N23/00 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/951

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：US11832018B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17771049

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Paz Ilan ,  Shai Vaisman ,  Ruthy Katz ,  Adi Teitel ,  Hagai Tzafrir ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Itamar Azoulai

IPC: H04N5/262 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/81 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N5/265

CPC classification number: H04N5/2628 ,  H04N5/265 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/81

Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining a seamless, high resolution, large field of view image comprise capturing a plurality of Tele images in a scene using a scanning Tele camera, each captured Tele image having an associated Tele field of view FOVT, retrieving a R image having a respective R image scene with a field of view greater than FOVT, analyzing the R image for defining an order of scanning positions according to which the folded Tele camera scans a scene to capture the plurality of Tele images, aligning the plurality of Tele images and the R image to obtain aligned Tele images, and composing the aligned Tele images into an output image. The output image may include at least parts of the R image and may be one of a stream of output images.

公开(公告)号：US20230336848A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18337002

申请日：2023-06-18

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N23/45 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B27/10 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: H04N23/45 ,  G02B13/0045 ,  G02B13/0065 ,  G02B27/1013 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: Multi-cameras in which two sub-cameras share a camera aperture. In some embodiments, a multi-camera comprises a first sub-camera including a first lens and a first image sensor, the first lens having a first optical axis, a second sub-camera including a second lens and a second image sensor, the second lens having a second optical axis, and an optical element that receives light arriving along a third optical axis into the single camera aperture and splits the light for transmission along the first and second optical axes.