公开(公告)号：US20190149721A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16249937

申请日：2019-01-17

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

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

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.

公开(公告)号：US10288896B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15456506

申请日：2017-03-11

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: G02B27/64 ,  G02B13/18 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B9/60 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G02B13/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/097 ,  G02B1/04 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B9/62 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02B9/64 ,  G02B9/12 ,  H04N101/00

Abstract: A dual-aperture zoom camera comprising a Wide camera with a respective Wide lens and a Tele camera with a respective Tele lens, the Wide and Tele cameras mounted directly on a single printed circuit board, wherein the Wide and Tele lenses have respective effective focal lengths EFLW and EFLT and respective total track lengths TTLW and TTLT and wherein TTLW/EFLW>1.1 and TTLT/EFLT

公开(公告)号：US20190104258A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16121049

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/238

Abstract: Methods for obtaining a shallow depth of field effect (DOF) and improved signal-to-noise (SNR) in an image through synthetically increase the camera aperture of a compact camera using at least one actuator included in such a camera for other known purposes, for example for providing optical image stabilization (OIS). The synthetically enlarged camera aperture enables to take a plurality of images at different aperture positions. The plurality of images is processed into an image with shallow DOF and improved SNR.

公开(公告)号：US10230898B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US15324720

申请日：2016-06-26

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225

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：US10126633B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15310902

申请日：2016-06-07

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Avivi ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: G03B17/17 ,  G02B27/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G03B3/10 ,  G03B5/02 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B5/06 ,  G03B17/04

Abstract: Folded camera modules in which the camera module height is determined by a folded lens module diameter and by the lens module movement in a direction perpendicular to the lens optical axis, and dual-aperture cameras including such folded camera modules. A folded camera module includes OIS and AF actuators having dimensions smaller than the camera module height and therefore not adding to the camera module height.

公开(公告)号：US20180278832A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15982446

申请日：2018-05-17

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

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

公开(公告)号：US20180275375A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15976422

申请日：2018-05-10

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Michael Dror ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gal Shabtay

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B9/60 ,  G02B1/04 ,  G02B27/64

CPC classification number: G02B13/0045 ,  G02B1/041 ,  G02B9/60 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B27/0025 ,  G02B27/646 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  Y10T29/4913

Abstract: An optical lens assembly includes five lens elements and provides a TTL/EFL

公开(公告)号：US10070060B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-04

申请号：US15505120

申请日：2016-09-05

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B13/36 ,  G03B3/10 ,  G03B17/17

CPC classification number: H04N5/23248 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G02B27/646 ,  G03B3/10 ,  G03B5/00 ,  G03B13/36 ,  G03B17/17 ,  G03B2205/0007 ,  G03B2205/0023

Abstract: Folded digital camera module comprising an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding light from a first optical path with a first optical axis to a second optical path with a second optical axis perpendicular to the first optical axis, an image sensor, and a lens module carrying a lens with a symmetry axis parallel to the second optical axis. The camera module is adapted to perform optical image stabilization (OIS) involving at least one tilt motion of the OPFE tilt around an axis such that the OPFE tilt creates an image Roll movement and a shift movement, the OPFE tilt-created image Roll movement compensating for a folded camera module-induced Roll movement and the shift movement cancellable by a movement of the lens module.

公开(公告)号：US20180196238A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15917701

申请日：2018-03-11

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H04N5/225

CPC classification number: G02B13/0065 ,  G02B7/08 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B13/16 ,  G02B26/0816 ,  G02B27/646 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/23258 ,  H04N5/23287

Abstract: Compact folded camera modules having auto-focus (AF) and optical image stabilization (OIS) capabilities and multi-aperture cameras including such modules. In an embodiment, a folded camera module includes an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding light from a first optical path with a first optical axis to a second optical path with a second optical axis perpendicular to the first optical axis, an image sensor and a lens module carrying a lens with a symmetry axis parallel to the second optical axis. The lens module can be actuated to move in first and second orthogonal directions in a plane perpendicular to the first optical axis, the movement in the first direction being for auto-focus and the movement in the second direction being for OIS. The OPFE can be actuated to tilt for OIS.

公开(公告)号：US10015408B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US15424853

申请日：2017-02-05

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

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

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.