公开(公告)号：US20240222404A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18289169

申请日：2022-05-16

Applicant: NIL Technology ApS

Inventor： Ulrich Quaade ,  James Eilertsen

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G02B1/00 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/84

CPC classification number: H01L27/14625 ,  G02B1/002 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/84

Abstract: An apparatus includes a sensor having one or more drift-field demodulation pixels and wavelength separating optical elements (WSOEs) such as metalenses and diffractive optical elements (DOEs). The WSOE can be configured such that when light is incident on a pixel, the light passes through the WSOE first and such that different wavelengths are focused by the WSOE on different spatial points in the associated pixel.

公开(公告)号：US12029054B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US18303074

申请日：2023-04-19

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： Tetsuji Yamaguchi ,  Atsushi Toda ,  Itaru Oshiyama

IPC: H10K39/32 ,  G02B5/20 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/10 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N25/131 ,  H04N25/75 ,  H04N25/77 ,  H04N25/79 ,  H10K19/00 ,  H10K19/20

CPC classification number: H10K39/32 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/208 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/1462 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H01L27/14649 ,  H01L27/14667 ,  H01L31/10 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N25/79 ,  H10K19/20 ,  H10K19/201 ,  H04N25/131 ,  H04N25/75 ,  H04N25/77

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, in which each pixel has a first photoelectric conversion region formed above a semiconductor layer, a second photoelectric conversion region formed in the semiconductor layer, a first filter configured to transmit a light in a predetermined wavelength region corresponding to a color component, and a second filter having different transmission characteristics from the first filter, one photoelectric conversion region out of the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in a visible light region, the other photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in an infrared region, the first filter is formed above the first photoelectric conversion region, and the second filter has transmission characteristics of making wavelengths of lights in an infrared region absorbed in the other photoelectric conversion region formed below the first filter the same.

公开(公告)号：US20240214676A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18332855

申请日：2023-06-12

Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLG

Inventor： Deanan Dasilva ,  Michael Graae

IPC: H04N23/67 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/695 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/84

CPC classification number: H04N23/671 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/695 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/843 ,  G02B13/06

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclosed herein can include an exemplary image capture system to capture light that is related to an image within its field of view and/or an exemplary image projection system to transform the image for projection onto a three-dimensional media plane of a three-dimensional venue. The exemplary image capture system can direct rays of light that were captured by the exemplary image capture system onto an image sensor that is associated with the exemplary image capture system. As to be described in further detail below, the exemplary image capture system can focus these rays of light toward a periphery, or edge, of the image sensor. As a result, the three-dimensional venue can display the highest optical image quality for the image toward a bottom, or a springing, of the three-dimensional media plane. Moreover, the exemplary image capture system can be specifically manufactured to heterogeneously, for example, non-uniformly, distribute the rays of light that were captured by the exemplary image capture system onto the image sensor to further enhance the highest optical image quality for the image. As to be described in further detail below, the exemplary image projection system can project the image onto the three-dimensional media plane of the three-dimensional venue. As part of this projecting, the exemplary image projection system can_mathematically transform two-dimensional coordinates of pixels of the image onto three-dimensional coordinates of the three-dimensional media plane to project the image onto the three-dimensional media plane. And as part of this projecting, the exemplary image projection system can statistically interpolate color information that is to be projected onto the three-dimensional media plane from the image.

公开(公告)号：US20240179419A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18060492

申请日：2022-11-30

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Jeremiah D. Henley ,  Preston Manwaring

IPC: H04N23/74 ,  G06V20/64 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N25/11 ,  H04N25/585 ,  H04N25/767 ,  H04N25/78

CPC classification number: H04N23/74 ,  G06V20/64 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N25/11 ,  H04N25/585 ,  H04N25/767 ,  H04N25/78

Abstract: Endoscopic visualization with customizable image sensor readout on a per-frame basis. A system includes an emitter comprising a plurality of electromagnetic radiation sources, an image sensor comprising a pixel array that detects electromagnetic radiation with a plurality of pixels, and a controller that synchronizes operations of the emitter and the image sensor. The controller sets readout configurations for the image sensor on a per-frame basis based at least in part on an acceptable resolution and a desired exposure of a resultant data frame, wherein the readout configuration for at least a portion, but fewer than all, of the plurality of frame periods comprises a binning configuration for the pixel array.

公开(公告)号：US20240147032A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18273224

申请日：2021-01-27

Applicant: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Inventor： Masashi MIYATA ,  Yoko SOGABE ,  Fumihide KOBAYASHI ,  Shiori SUGIMOTO ,  Naru NEMOTO ,  Toshikazu HASHIMOTO

IPC: H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B1/002

Abstract: The imaging device (10) includes an optical element (12) having each transparent substrate and a plurality of structures disposed on or in the transparent substrate in a plane direction of the transparent substrate, an imaging element (11) in which a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion elements are disposed, and a signal processing unit (13) configured to generate an image signal based on an electrical signal acquired from the imaging element (11), wherein the optical element (12) forms an image in which a point spread function of each wavelength is convoluted on a plurality of pixels corresponding to each polarized light component depending on polarized light components by outputting light in a state in which the optical element has different point spread functions for respective wavelengths, the plurality of structures have the same height in a side view, and the signal processing unit (13) reconstructs an image in which a point spread function of each wavelength is convoluted for each polarized light component.

公开(公告)号：US20240111130A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18264682

申请日：2022-02-09

Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

Inventor： Chang Gyun SON ,  Ki Cheol KIM ,  Jun Young LIM

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G02B1/04 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B9/12 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: G02B13/0035 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G02B1/041 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B9/12 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B2003/0093

Abstract: An optical system according to an embodiment includes first to third lenses disposed along an optical axis from an object side to a sensor side direction, wherein the first lens has a meniscus shape convex toward the object side, and satisfies 1.7≤nt_1≤2.3 and TTL≤6 mm.
(nt_1 is the refractive index of the first lens with respect to the light of the t-line wavelength band, and TTL is the distance on the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to the upper surface of the image sensor.)

公开(公告)号：US20240079431A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18507618

申请日：2023-11-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sookyoung ROH ,  Seokho Yun

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/12 ,  H04N9/01 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/84 ,  H04N25/11 ,  H04N25/13 ,  H04N25/131 ,  H04N25/133

CPC classification number: H01L27/14627 ,  G02B27/1013 ,  G02B27/123 ,  H04N9/01 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/84 ,  H04N25/11 ,  H04N25/131 ,  H04N25/133 ,  H04N25/135

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of first pixels configured to sense first wavelength light in an infrared ray band and a plurality of second pixels configured to sense second wavelength light in a visible light band, and a color separating lens array disposed on the sensor substrate and configured to change a phase of the first wavelength light incident on the color separating lens array such that the first wavelength light is condensed to the plurality of first pixels, wherein the color separating lens array includes a plurality of light condensing regions configured to condense the first wavelength light respectively on the plurality of first pixels, and wherein an area of each of the plurality of light condensing regions is larger than an area of each of the plurality of first pixels.

公开(公告)号：US20240064392A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18269715

申请日：2021-11-15

Applicant: KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION

Inventor： Sung Hak LEE ,  Sun Gon JUN

IPC: H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/74

CPC classification number: H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/74

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-band image capturing apparatus and method for capturing multi-band images, including visible and infrared images, by using a light adjustment filter, the apparatus comprising: a camera unit for acquiring multi-band images including visible and infrared images; a lighting unit for emitting infrared rays; an optical filter unit which includes a hot mirror filter region and an infrared transmission filter region, and which selectively transmits visible light therethrough by moving and arranging the hot mirror filter region onto an optical path or transmits infrared rays therethrough by moving and arranging the infrared transmission filter region onto the optical path; and a light adjustment control unit for controlling the camera unit, the lighting unit and the optical filter unit, wherein the light adjustment control unit determines a light level on the basis of the light intensity of infrared rays in an photography environment so as to control the lighting unit so that infrared rays corresponding to the determined light level are emitted, and control the optical filter unit so that the hot mirror filter region or the infrared transmitting filter region is moved and arranged onto the optical path in correspondence to a light wavelength band image to be acquired by the camera unit.

公开(公告)号：US20240036438A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18358138

申请日：2023-07-25

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Tomohiro HIRAMA

IPC: G03B17/12 ,  G03B13/34 ,  H04N23/63 ,  H04N23/60 ,  H04N23/80 ,  H04N23/12

CPC classification number: G03B17/12 ,  G03B13/34 ,  H04N23/633 ,  H04N23/64 ,  H04N23/665 ,  H04N23/80 ,  H04N23/12

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises: an operation member used to move a position of focus lens included in an attached optical system; a recording unit that records the position of the focus lens as an index value in a memory in association with information of the attached optical system including the focus lens in response to a registration instruction; an acquisition unit that acquires information for identifying the attached optical system; a readout unit that, if there is an index value recorded in association with the information of the attached optical system corresponding to the information acquired by the acquisition unit, reads out the index value from the memory; and a control unit that controls a display device to display the read index value and a current position of the focus lens.

公开(公告)号：US20230421911A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18244539

申请日：2023-09-11

Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION

Inventor： Koichi GOHARA ,  Satoshi TSUCHIYA

IPC: H04N23/73 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/63 ,  H04N23/84 ,  H04N23/67 ,  H04N25/44 ,  H04N25/79 ,  H04N25/13

CPC classification number: H04N23/73 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H04N23/12 ,  H04N23/63 ,  H04N23/84 ,  H04N23/673 ,  H04N25/44 ,  H04N25/79 ,  H04N25/134 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14634 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14645

Abstract: An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.