公开(公告)号：US20220385797A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17882640

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Eran Kali ,  Noy Cohen ,  Gil Avraham ,  Ruthy Katz

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220382024A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17878281

申请日：2022-08-01

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gal Avivi ,  Gil Bachar

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B7/10 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G02B13/04

Abstract: Zoom digital cameras comprising a Wide sub-camera and a folded fixed Tele sub-camera. The folded Tele sub-camera may be auto-focused by moving either its lens or a reflecting element inserted in an optical path between its lens and a respective image sensor. The folded Tele sub-camera is configured to have a low profile to enable its integration within a portable electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11506513B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

申请号：US17829722

申请日：2022-06-01

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

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

IPC: G01D5/14 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G02B7/18 ,  G02B13/00 ,  H01F7/02 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232

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：US11477386B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US17717083

申请日：2022-04-10

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Michael Dror ,  Gil Bachar ,  Emil Bronstein ,  Itay Yedid

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G02B15/14 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G03B3/10 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: Multi-cameras and in particular dual-cameras comprising a Wide camera comprising a Wide lens and a Wide image sensor, the Wide lens having a Wide effective focal length EFLW and a folded Tele camera comprising a Tele lens with a first optical axis, a Tele image sensor and an OPFE, wherein the Tele lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens element group G1, a second lens element group G2 and a third lens element group G3, wherein at least two of the lens element groups are movable relative to the image sensor along the first optical axis to bring the Tele lens to two zoom states, wherein an effective focal length (EFL) of the Tele lens is changed from EFLT,min in one zoom state to EFLT,max in the other zoom state, wherein EFLTmin>1.5×EFLW and wherein EFLTmax>1.5×EFLTmin.

公开(公告)号：US20220317545A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17846203

申请日：2022-06-22

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Eran Kali ,  Noy Cohen ,  Gil Avraham ,  Ruthy Katz

IPC: G03B3/06 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H04N3/08 ,  G02B26/10 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/247

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220264030A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17739093

申请日：2022-05-07

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Anat Leshem Gat ,  Ruthy Katz ,  Omri Levi ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Yiftah Kowal ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Noy Cohen ,  Michael Scherer

IPC: H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232

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：US20220254047A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17712074

申请日：2022-04-02

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Nadav Geva ,  Paz Ilan ,  Oded Gigushinski ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gal Shabtay

IPC: G06T7/593 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N13/246

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：US11347020B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16851475

申请日：2020-04-17

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Michael Dror ,  Itay Yedid ,  Gil Bachar

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G02B7/08 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Digital cameras, optical lens modules for such digital cameras and methods for assembling lens elements in such lens modules. In various embodiments, the digital cameras comprise an optical lens module including N≥3 lens elements Li, each lens element comprising a respective front surface S2i−1 and a respective rear surface S2i. In various embodiments the first lens element toward the object side, L1 and its respective front surfaces S1 have optical and/or mechanical properties, such as a clear aperture, a clear height and a mechanical height that are larger than respective properties of following lens elements and surfaces. This is done to achieve a camera with large aperture stop, given a lens and/or camera height.

公开(公告)号：US20220141382A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17535730

申请日：2021-11-26

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Ruthy Katz ,  Adi Teitel ,  Gal Shabtay ,  Maya Mayberg ,  Noy Cohen

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06V40/18 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: Mobile handheld electronic devices such as smartphones, comprising a Wide camera for capturing Wide images with respective Wide fields of view (FOVW), a Tele camera for capturing Tele images with respective Tele fields of view (FOVT) smaller than FOVW, and a processor configured to stitch a plurality of Wide images into a panorama image with a field of view FOVP>FOVW and to pin a Tele image to a given location within the panorama image to obtain a smart panorama image.

公开(公告)号：US20220128886A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17567417

申请日：2022-01-03

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Tal Korman ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Kobi Goldstein ,  Yiftah Kowal ,  Michael Dror ,  Michael Scherer

IPC: G03B17/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G02B13/06

Abstract: Digital cameras comprising a lens assembly comprising N lens elements L1-LN starting with L1 on an object side, wherein N is ≥4, an image sensor having a sensor diagonal SD, and a pop-out mechanism that controls a largest air-gap d between two consecutive lens elements within lens elements L1 and LN to bring the camera to an operative pop-out state and a collapsed state, wherein the lens assembly has a total track length TTL in the operative pop-out state and a collapsed total track length cTTL in the collapsed state, wherein SD is in the range of 7-20 mm and wherein cTTL/SD