公开(公告)号：WO2014199338A2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-18

申请号：PCT/IB2014/062180

申请日：2014-06-12

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： SHABTAY, Gal ,  GOLDENBERG, Ephraim ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded ,  COHEN, Noy

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 operative!y 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.

Abstract translation: 双光圈变焦数码相机可以在静态和视频模式下进行操作。 相机包括具有各自的透镜/传感器组合的宽和远摄像部分和图像信号处理器，以及耦合到宽和远摄像部分的相机控制器。 宽和远摄像部分提供相应的图像数据。 控制器被配置为在静止模式下将至少一些宽和远视图像数据组合以从特定的角度提供融合输出图像，并且提供无融合连续变焦视频模式输出图像，每个输出图像具有给定的 输出分辨率，其中当在较低缩放因子（ZF）值和较高ZF值之间切换时，视频模式输出图像被提供平滑过渡，反之亦然，并且其中在较低ZF处，输出分辨率由宽传感器 而在更高的ZF值时，输出分辨率由Tele传感器确定。

公开(公告)号：WO2020183312A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：PCT/IB2020/051948

申请日：2020-03-06

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： GEVA, Nadav ,  ILAN, Paz ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded ,  GOLDENBERG, Ephraim ,  SHABTAY, Gal

IPC: H04N13/02 ,  H04N17/00

Abstract: Methods for stereo calibration of a dual-camera that includes a first camera and a second camera and system for performing such methods. In some embodiments, a method comprises obtaining optimized extrinsic and intrinsic parameters using initial intrinsic parameters and, optionally, initial extrinsic parameters of the cameras, estimating an infinity offset e using the optimized extrinsic and extrinsic parameters, and estimating a scaling factor s using the optimized extrinsic and extrinsic parameters and infinity offset parameter e, wherein the optimized extrinsic and extrinsic parameters, infinity offset e and scaling factor s are used together to provide stereo calibration that leads to improved depth estimation.

公开(公告)号：WO2018007951A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：PCT/IB2017/054037

申请日：2017-07-04

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： COHEN, Noy ,  GEVA, Nadav ,  LESHEM, Anat ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded ,  GOLDENBERG, Ephraim ,  SHABTAY, Gal

IPC: G06T5/50 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/265

CPC classification number: G06T5/50 ,  G06T2207/20221 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/265

Abstract: Methods that provide a smooth transition in switching a dual-camera output from an output of a first sub-camera to an output of a second sub-camera comprise forming at least one composite image based on a weighted combination of a first sub-camera image and a second sub-camera image, switching the dual-camera output from an image based on the first sub-camera image to an image based on the at least one composite image, and further switching the dual-camera output from the image based on the at least one composite image to an image based on the second sub-camera image.

Abstract translation: 提供将双摄像头输出从第一子摄像头的输出切换到第二子摄像头的输出的平滑过渡的方法包括基于加权来形成至少一个合成图像 第一子摄像机图像和第二子摄像机图像的组合，基于第一子摄像机图像将双摄像机输出从基于至少一个合成图像的图像切换到图像，并且进一步将双摄像机图像 - 从基于至少一个合成图像的图像输出到基于第二个子照相机图像的图像。

公开(公告)号：WO2017025822A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-16

申请号：PCT/IB2016/053803

申请日：2016-06-26

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： COHEN, Noy ,  GEVA, Nadav ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded ,  SHABTAY, Gal ,  ASHKENAZI, Ester ,  KATZ, Ruthy ,  GOLDENBERG, Ephraim

IPC: H04N5/262 ,  G02B15/00 ,  G06T5/50

CPC classification number: H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/23216 ,  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 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.

Abstract translation: 双光圈变焦数码相机可在静态和视频模式下进行操作。 相机包括具有各自的透镜/传感器组合的宽和远摄像部分以及图像信号处理器和可操作地耦合到宽和远摄像部分的相机控制器。 宽和远摄像部分提供相应的图像数据。 控制器被配置为在较低的缩放因子（ZF）值和较高ZF值之间的放大操作中输出仅包括宽图像数据或仅包括远程图像数据的变焦视频输出图像，这取决于是否是否 切换标准是否得到满足。

公开(公告)号：WO2015015383A2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-05

申请号：PCT/IB2014/063393

申请日：2014-07-24

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： SHABTAY, Gal ,  COHEN, Noy ,  GOLDENBERG, Ephraim ,  GEVA, Nadav ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded

IPC: H04N5/225

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.

Abstract translation: 具有自动对焦（AF）的双孔径数码相机以及用于获得对象或场景的聚焦和可选的光学稳定的彩色图像的相关方法。 双光圈照相机包括具有第一光学块的第一子摄像机和用于提供彩色图像的彩色图像传感器，具有第二光学块的第二子摄像机和用于提供亮度图像的清晰图像传感器，第一 和具有基本上相同的视场的第二子摄像机，至少与第一光学组合机械耦合的AF机构，以及耦合到AF机构和两个图像传感器并被配置为控制AF机构的摄像机控制器， 计算颜色和亮度图像之间的缩放差和清晰度差异，缩放和锐度差异是由于AF机制引起的，并且使用计算出的差异将颜色和亮度图像处理成融合的彩色图像。

公开(公告)号：WO2021234515A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：PCT/IB2021/054070

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： ILAN, Paz ,  VAISMAN, Shai ,  KATZ, Ruthy ,  TEITEL, Adi ,  TZAFRIR, Hagai ,  SHABTAY, Gal ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded

IPC: G06T5/50 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G03B17/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/247

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：WO2021140403A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：PCT/IB2020/062463

申请日：2020-12-27

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： GIGUSHINSKI, Oded ,  GEVA, Nadav ,  LIFSHITZ, Guy

IPC: H04N13/02 ,  G03B3/06 ,  H04N13/00 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/254

Abstract: Multi-aperture zoom digital cameras comprising first and second scanning cameras having respective first and second native fields of view (FOV) and operative to scan a scene in respective substantially parallel first and second planes over solid angles larger than the respective native FOV, wherein the first and second cameras have respective centers that lie on an axis that is perpendicular to the first and second planes and are separated by a distance B from each other, and a camera controller operatively coupled to the first and second scanning cameras and configured to control the scanning of each camera.

公开(公告)号：WO2021019318A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：PCT/IB2020/055428

申请日：2020-06-09

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： LESHEM GAT, Anat ,  KATZ, Ruthy ,  LEVI, Omri ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded ,  KOWAL, Yiftah ,  GOLDENBERG, Ephraim ,  SHABTAY, Gal ,  COHEN, Noy ,  SCHERER, Michael

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/50

Abstract: Systems, imaging devices and methods for creating background blur in camera panning or motion. Using an imaging device with an image sensor, a method may comprise selecting an object to be tracked in a scene, recording an image or an image stream, and aligning the selected object optically and/or digitally to a same position on the image sensor while the selected object moves relative to the imaging device or relative to the scene, thereby creating a blurred image background and/or foreground relative to the selected object and a sense of panning or motion.

公开(公告)号：WO2020030989A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：PCT/IB2019/054360

申请日：2019-05-26

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： BACHAR, Gil ,  SHABTAY, Gal ,  COHEN, Noy ,  GOLDENBERG, Ephraim ,  KATZ, Ruthy ,  LESHEM GAT, Anat ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded ,  GEVA, Nadav

IPC: G11B7/1395 ,  G02B6/34 ,  G02B27/10

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.

公开(公告)号：WO2017221106A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：PCT/IB2017/053470

申请日：2017-06-12

Applicant: COREPHOTONICS LTD.

Inventor： COHEN, Noy ,  SHABTAY, Gal ,  GIGUSHINSKI, Oded ,  GEVA, Nadav ,  LESHEM, Anat ,  BACHAR, Gil

IPC: H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B13/02

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.

Abstract translation: 双孔相机包括具有第一传感器和第一图像信号处理器（ISP）的第一相机，第一相机可操作地输出第一帧流，第二相机具有第二传感器 以及第二ISP，第二相机可操作以输出第二帧流，以及同步和操作控制模块，可配置为控制处于完全操作模式的一个照相机的操作和处于部分操作模式的另一个照相机的操作并输出 全功能摄像机的输出作为双光圈摄像机输出，由此与其他摄像机的全部操作模式相比，其他摄像机的部分操作模式减少了双孔径摄像机的功耗。