Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual-aperture zoom digital camera with automatic adjustable tele field of view
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Application No.: US15525059Application Date: 2016-12-05
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Publication No.: US10578948B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Gal Shabtay , Ephraim Goldenberg , Eran Kali , Noy Cohen , Gil Avraham , Ruthy Katz
- Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.
- Applicant Address: IL Tel Aviv
- Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Tel Aviv
- Agency: Nathan & Associates
- Agent Menachem Nathan
- International Application: PCT/IB2016/057366 WO 20161205
- International Announcement: WO2017/115179 WO 20170706
- Main IPC: G03B3/06
- IPC: G03B3/06 ; G03B17/17 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/247 ; H04N3/08 ; G02B26/10 ; G02B13/06

Abstract:
Digital camera comprising an upright Wide camera configured to provide a Wide image with a Wide image resolution and a folded Tele camera configured to provide a Tele image with a Tele image resolution higher than the Wide image resolution, the Wide and Tele cameras having respective Wide and Tele fields of view FOVW and FOVT and respective Wide and Tele image sensors, the digital camera further comprising a rotating OPFE operative to provide a folded optical path between an object or scene and the Tele image sensor, wherein rotation of the OPFE moves FOVT relative to FOVW. In some embodiments, a rectangular FOVT is orthogonal to a rectangular FOVW. When included in a host device having a user interface that displays FOVT within FOVW, the user interface may be used to position FOVT relative to FOVW, scan FOVT across FOVW and acquire, store and display separate Wide and Tele images, composite Wide plus Tele images and stitched Tele images. The positioning of FOVT within FOVW, can be done automatically (autonomously) by continuously tracking an object of interest.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190121216A1 DUAL-APERTURE ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA WITH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTABLE TELE FIELD OF VIEW Public/Granted day:2019-04-25
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