Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for camera actuator driver mode control synchronized with imaging sensor frame
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Application No.: US14463446Application Date: 2014-08-19
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Publication No.: US09654689B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Jeffrey N. Gleason , Chiajen Lee , Ryan J. Dunn
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; H04N5/232 ; G03B13/36 ; H04N5/217 ; H04N5/357

Abstract:
A sequence of digital images are produced using an imaging sensor circuit, wherein each of the digital images was a result of light capture by the imaging sensor circuit during a respective pixel integration phase followed by analog to digital conversion during a respective readout phase. A camera actuator is driven while producing the sequence of images, wherein during a part of every respective readout phase for the sequence of digital images the actuator is driven using a linear drive circuit, and wherein during a part of every respective pixel integration phase the actuator is driven using a switch mode drive circuit. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160057347A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMERA ACTUATOR DRIVER MODE CONTROL SYNCHRONIZED WITH IMAGING SENSOR FRAME Public/Granted day:2016-02-25
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