公开(公告)号：US12025260B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17676168

申请日：2022-02-20

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gil Bachar ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Noy Cohen ,  Yiftah Kowal

IPC: F16M11/12 ,  F16M11/18 ,  F16M11/20 ,  G01D5/14 ,  G02B7/18 ,  F16M11/04 ,  F16M11/06 ,  G01B7/00 ,  G03B17/56 ,  G12B5/00

CPC classification number: F16M11/125 ,  F16M11/18 ,  G01D5/145 ,  G02B7/1805 ,  F16M11/04 ,  F16M11/06 ,  F16M11/123 ,  F16M11/2035 ,  G01B7/00 ,  G03B17/561 ,  G12B5/00

Abstract: Rotation mechanisms for rotating a payload in two, first and second degrees of freedom (DOF), comprising a static base, a first rotation arm coupled mechanically to the static base through a first rotation joint and used for rotating the payload relative to the static base around a first rotation axis that passes through the first rotation joint, a second rotation arm coupled mechanically to the static base through a second rotation joint and used for rotating the payload relative to the static base around a second rotation axis that passes through the second rotation joint, and a follower member rigidly coupled to the payload and arranged to keep a constant distance from the second rotation arm, wherein the rotation of the first arm rotates the payload around the first DOF and the rotation of the second arm rotate the payload around the second DOF.

公开(公告)号：US12007671B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US18257110

申请日：2022-06-07

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Noy Cohen ,  Michael Scherer

IPC: G03B17/12 ,  G03B5/00 ,  G03B17/17 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/695 ,  H04N23/90

CPC classification number: G03B17/12 ,  G03B5/00 ,  G03B17/17 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/695 ,  H04N23/90 ,  G03B2205/0046 ,  G03B2205/0069

Abstract: Systems having a Wide/Ultra-Wide camera, a folded Tele camera with an optical path folding element and a Tele lens module, a lens actuator for moving the Tele lens module for focusing to object-lens distances between 3.0 cm and 35 cm with an object-to-image magnification between 1:5 and 25:1, and an application processor (AP), wherein the AP is configured to analyze image data from the UW camera to define a Tele capture strategy for a sequence of Macro images with a focal plane slightly shifted from one captured Macro image to another and to generate a new Macro image from this sequence, and wherein the focal plane and a depth of field of the new Macro image can be controlled continuously.

公开(公告)号：US11962901B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US18346243

申请日：2023-07-02

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Noy Cohen ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Nadav Geva ,  Udi Yakir ,  Sagi Habani ,  Dolev Danino

IPC: H04N23/67 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G03B13/36 ,  G06T7/50 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698

CPC classification number: H04N23/67 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G03B13/36 ,  G06T7/50 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698

Abstract: Systems comprising a Wide/Ultra-Wide camera, a folded Tele camera comprising an optical path folding element and a Tele lens module, a lens actuator for moving the Tele lens module for focusing to object-lens distances between 3.0 cm and 35 cm with an object-to-image magnification between 1:5 and 25:1, and an application processor (AP), wherein the AP is configured to analyze image data from the UW camera to define a Tele capture strategy for a sequence of Macro images with a focus plane slightly shifted from one captured Macro image to another and to generate a new Macro image from this sequence, and wherein the focus plane and a depth of field of the new Macro image can be controlled continuously.

公开(公告)号：US20240085765A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18515469

申请日：2023-11-21

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Noy Cohen ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Michael Scherer

IPC: G03B17/17 ,  G02B13/00

CPC classification number: G03B17/17 ,  G02B13/007 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: Systems comprising a folded camera that includes a lens module with a native aperture, the lens module having a height HM, an adaptive aperture located between the native aperture and an optical path folding element, and an adaptive aperture forming mechanism for forming the adaptive aperture, wherein the adaptive aperture forming mechanism has a height HAA not larger than HM, and methods of using same. In various embodiments, the adaptive aperture forming mechanism includes an actuator and at least one pair of blades operative to be moved by the actuator to a plurality of positions to form the adaptive aperture.

公开(公告)号：US11914117B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17614380

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Noy Cohen ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Michael Dror ,  Nadav Goulinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: G02B13/00

CPC classification number: G02B13/0065 ,  G02B13/0045

Abstract: Folded digital cameras comprising a lens system with a lens and an image sensor, the lens having N≥6 lens elements Li, an effective focal length (EFL) and a total track length (TTL), wherein each lens element has a respective focal length fi and wherein a first lens element L1 faces an object side, and an optical path folding element (OPFE) for providing a folded optical path between an object and the lens. In some embodiments, the lens system has a focusing range that covers object-lens distances from infinity to a minimal object distance (MIOD), wherein MIOD/EFL is smaller than 20 or even 7. In some embodiments, the ratio of a maximal chief ray angle to a field of view of the folded camera Max CRA/FOV is smaller than 0.25 or even 0.15 when the camera is focused at infinity.

公开(公告)号：US11910089B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17633204

申请日：2021-07-13

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itamar Azoulai ,  Gal Safra ,  Anat Werbner ,  Ela Yehudayi ,  Paz Ilan ,  Nadav Geva ,  Noy Cohen ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Ruthy Katz

IPC: H04N23/68 ,  G02B7/18 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B5/00 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/81 ,  H04N23/698 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N17/00

CPC classification number: H04N23/683 ,  G02B7/1805 ,  G02B27/0081 ,  G02B27/646 ,  G03B5/00 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T5/006 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/681 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/81 ,  G03B30/00 ,  G03B2205/003 ,  G06T2207/30244 ,  H04N17/002

Abstract: Systems and methods for correcting point of view (POV) aberrations in scanning folded cameras and multi-cameras including such scanning folded cameras. In a Tele folded camera that includes an optical path folding element (OPFE) and an image sensor, the OPFE is tilted in one or two directions to direct the Tele folded camera towards a POV of a scene, a Tele image or a stream of Tele images is captured from the POV, the Tele image having POV aberrations and the POV aberrations are digitally corrected to obtain an aberration-corrected image or stream of images.

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：US20230251554A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18301438

申请日：2023-04-17

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Noy Cohen ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Michael Scherer

IPC: G03B17/17 ,  G02B13/00

CPC classification number: G03B17/17 ,  G02B13/007 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: Systems comprising a folded camera that includes a lens module with a native aperture, the lens module having a height HM, an adaptive aperture located between the native aperture and an optical path folding element, and an adaptive aperture forming mechanism for forming the adaptive aperture, wherein the adaptive aperture forming mechanism has a height HAA not larger than HM, and methods of using same. In various embodiments, the adaptive aperture forming mechanism includes an actuator and at least one pair of blades operative to be moved by the actuator to a plurality of positions to form the adaptive aperture.

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.