公开(公告)号：US20240314439A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18675018

申请日：2024-05-27

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：US12096150B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18366849

申请日：2023-08-08

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Paz Ilan ,  Shai Vaisman ,  Ruthy Katz ,  Adi Teitel ,  Hagai Tzafrir ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Itamar Azoulai

IPC: H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/265 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/81

CPC classification number: H04N5/2628 ,  H04N5/265 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/81

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：US12085421B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18630100

申请日：2024-04-09

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gil Bachar ,  Gal Barak ,  Yiftah Kowal

IPC: G01D5/14 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G02B7/18 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: G01D5/145 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G02B7/18 ,  G02B7/1827 ,  G02B13/0065 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: Actuators for rotating an optical-path-folding-element with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including a folded camera as above together with an upright camera.

公开(公告)号：US20240288660A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18644167

申请日：2024-04-24

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Nadav Goulinski ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Itay Yedid ,  Michael Dror ,  Itay Manor ,  Ziv Shemesh

IPC: G02B7/10 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/68 ,  H04N23/69

CPC classification number: G02B7/10 ,  G02B13/0045 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/687 ,  H04N23/69

Abstract: Folded Tele cameras, comprising: an optical path folding element (OPFE) for a folding a first optical path OP1 to second optical path OP2, a lens including N lens elements, the lens being divided into four lens groups arranged along a lens optical axis and marked, in order from an object side of the lens to an image side of the lens, G1, G2, G3 and G4, and an image sensor, wherein the lens elements of a lens group do not move with respect to each other, wherein G1 and G3 do not move with respect to each other, wherein G2 and G4 do not move with respect to each other, wherein the Tele camera is configured to change a zoom factor (ZF) continuously between a minimum zoom factor marked ZFMIN corresponding to a minimal effective focal length marked EFLMIN and a maximum zoom factor marked ZFMAX corresponding to a maximal effective focal length marked EFLMAX by moving G1 and G3 together relative to the image sensor and by moving G2 and G4 together relative to the image sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20240280882A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18644175

申请日：2024-04-24

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Rami Boltanski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Roy Rudnick

IPC: G03B17/12 ,  G02B15/14 ,  H04N23/69

CPC classification number: G03B17/12 ,  G02B15/143103 ,  H04N23/69

Abstract: Folded Tele cameras comprising an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding a first optical path OP1 to a second optical path OP2, a lens including N=8 lens elements, the lens being divided into three lens groups numbered, in order from an object side of the lens, G1, G2 and G3, and an image sensor, wherein G1 and G3 are included in a single G13 carrier, wherein G2 is included in a G2 carrier, wherein both the G13 carrier and the G2 carrier include rails for defining the position of G2 relative to G13, wherein the Tele camera is configured to change a zoom factor continuously between a minimum zoom factor ZFMIN and a maximum zoom factor ZFMAX by moving the G2 carrier relative to the G13 carrier and by moving the G13 carrier relative to the image sensor, and wherein an effective focal length (EFL) is 7.5 mm

公开(公告)号：US20240280783A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18626499

申请日：2024-04-04

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gil Bachar ,  Itay Yedid ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gal Avivi ,  Itay Jerby

IPC: G02B7/09 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: G02B7/09 ,  G02B27/646 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: Actuators for carrying and actuating a lens having a first optical axis, the lens receiving light folded from a second optical axis substantially perpendicular to the first optical axis, comprising first and second VCM engines coupled to the lens and first and second linear ball-guided rails operative to create movement of the lens in two substantially orthogonal directions upon actuation by respective VCM engines.

公开(公告)号：US20240267619A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18637487

申请日：2024-04-17

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen ,  Nadav Geva ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: H04N23/67 ,  G02B7/36 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N23/13 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/84 ,  H04N23/951 ,  H04N25/13 ,  H04N25/133

CPC classification number: H04N23/67 ,  G02B7/36 ,  G02B27/646 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N23/13 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/951 ,  H04N25/133 ,  H04N25/134 ,  H04N23/843

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.

公开(公告)号：US12050308B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17607400

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Nadav Goulinski

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  G02B9/64

CPC classification number: G02B13/0065 ,  G02B9/64 ,  G02B13/0045

Abstract: Folded cameras with a total track length (TTL), f numbers smaller than 1.2 and large fields of view, e.g. of at least 60 degrees. Such folded cameras may comprise a lens with N≥7 lens elements, an image sensor and an optical path folding element for providing a folded optical path between an object and the lens, wherein an aperture stop of the lens is located closer to a first surface of the first lens element facing the object than a distance d that fulfills d/TTL=0.2.

公开(公告)号：US20240247953A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18591012

申请日：2024-02-29

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Yiftah Kowal ,  Nadav Goulinski ,  Tal Korman ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: G01D5/14

CPC classification number: G01D5/145

Abstract: Position sensing units, comprising a magnetic assembly (MA) having a width W measured along a first direction and a height H measured along a second direction and including at least three magnets having respective magnetic polarizations that define along the first direction at least a left MA domain, a middle MA domain and a right MA domain, wherein the magnetic polarizations of each MA domain are different, and a magnetic flux measuring device (MFMD) for measuring a magnetic flux B, wherein the MA moves relative to the MFMD along the first direction within a stroke L that fulfils 1 mm≤L≤100 mm, stroke L beginning at a first point x0 and ending at a final point xmax, and wherein a minimum value Dmin of an orthogonal distance D, measured along the second direction between a particular MA domain and the MFMD, fulfills L/Dmin>10.

公开(公告)号：US12003874B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US18450436

申请日：2023-08-16

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Nadav Geva ,  Michael Scherer ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gal Shabtay

IPC: H04N25/705 ,  G06T7/593 ,  H04N13/207 ,  H04N13/271 ,  H04N25/75

CPC classification number: H04N25/705 ,  G06T7/593 ,  H04N13/207 ,  H04N13/271 ,  H04N25/75

Abstract: Indirect time-of-flight (i-ToF) image sensor pixels, i-ToF image sensors including such pixels, stereo cameras including such image sensors, and sensing methods to obtain i-ToF detection and phase detection information using such image sensors and stereo cameras. An i-ToF image sensor pixel may comprise a plurality of sub-pixels, each sub-pixel including a photodiode, a single microlens covering the plurality of sub-pixels and a read-out circuit for extracting i-ToF phase signals of each sub-pixel individually.