公开(公告)号：US20200314314A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16366517

申请日：2019-03-27

Applicant: AUDIO TECHNOLOGY SWITZERLAND S.A.

Inventor： Thierry FRANK ,  Patrick CAMINA

IPC: H04N5/235

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to the acquisition of images with an image sensor. It is proposed a variable frame rate acquisition method that accommodates a fixed output frame rate. The exposure time is modified not only within the range of the current acquisition frame rate but the frame rate is modified to take into account the brightness level of the acquired image. The method of the present invention produces a fixed frame rate whatever the acquisition frame rate is defined by duplicating the images (lower acquisition frame rate) or skipping some images (higher acquisition frame rate).

公开(公告)号：US20200244847A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16261831

申请日：2019-01-30

Applicant: AUDIO TECHNOLOGY SWITZERLAND S.A.

Inventor： Patrick CAMINA ,  Loic RAY ,  Thierry FRANK

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/04

Abstract: The size of the camera sensor devices allows a great number of applications such as medical applications. The image sensor itself is approximately the size of a cube of 1 mm3. Such devices are used for endoscopy in the medical field or to be integrated in alarm clock or a watch for surveillance purpose. As a consequence, it is proposed a camera assembly comprising a first and a second cover, an aperture located on the first cover, an electronic module mounted on the inner face of the first cover, a camera module comprising an image sensor, a lens mounted on the image sensor and in contact with the inner face of the first cover, the camera module further comprising a film on which the image sensor is mounted and having conductive tracks extending to periphery of the film, and a frame having lateral contacts, the camera module being maintained centered with the aperture of the first cover by glue points, the lateral contacts of the camera module being connected with the electronic module by a plurality of conductive glue points.

公开(公告)号：US20180109860A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15730816

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: Audio Technology Switzerland S.A.

Inventor： Pascal MAUROUX ,  Loic RAY ,  Sebastien HOWALD ,  Patrick CAMINA ,  Jean-Francois HERMINJARD

IPC: H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R9/02

CPC classification number: H04R1/083 ,  G11B33/025 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R9/025 ,  H04R2201/02 ,  H04R2499/11

Abstract: In a modular approach to complement a miniature multimedia recorder with additional components, provision is made for a miniature multimedia recorder set comprising a main device and an additional device, the main device comprising at least a sensor such as an audio or audio/video acquisition unit, a processor, a memory and a battery, and the additional device comprising an optional circuit for the main device, said main device comprising a first housing and said additional device comprising a second housing, characterized in that the first housing or the second housing comprises at least one magnet cooperating with a metallic part on the second or the first housing, respectively, said first and second housing comprising guiding elements to ensure proper positioning between the first and the second housing.