公开(公告)号：US20230078421A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17909290

申请日：2021-03-02

Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Heon HAN ,  Bum Jin KIM ,  Seok Hyun KIM ,  In Jun SEO ,  Myung Jin SONG ,  Jae Hoon LEE

IPC: H04N17/00 ,  G01S17/894 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a camera apparatus comprising: a substrate; a light emitting part; a light receiving part comprising an image sensor located on the substrate; and a controller that controls the optical part or the light source using an output value received from a photodetector, wherein the light emitting part comprises: a light source located on the substrate; a holder located on the substrate; an optical part located on the light source; a driving part that moves the optical part along an optical axis; and the photodetector located on the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20220321789A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17595890

申请日：2020-05-26

Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seok Hyun KIM ,  Eun Song KIM ,  Kang Yeol PARK

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G01S17/10

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a camera module comprising: a light output unit for outputting an optical signal to an object; a sensor for receiving an optical signal reflected from the object; and a control unit for acquiring distance information about the object by using the phase difference of the received optical signal, wherein the sensor includes a non-extraction area from which the phase different is not extracted and an extraction area from which the phase difference is extracted and the control unit stops timing control for the received optical signal in the non-extraction area.

公开(公告)号：US20220224850A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17609143

申请日：2020-05-08

Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

Inventor： Eun Song KIM ,  Seok Hyun KIM ,  Kang Yeol PARK

IPC: H04N5/369 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/271 ,  H04N5/367

Abstract: A camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light emitting unit which outputs an optical signal to an object; a light receiving unit which collects the optical signal output from the light emitting unit and reflected from the object; a sensor unit which, through a plurality of pixels, receives the optical signal received by the light receiving unit; and an image processing unit which, by means of the optical signal, processes information received through a first pixel having a valid value and a second pixel having an invalid value indicating pixel saturation, wherein at least one of a plurality of pixels adjacent to the second pixel includes the first pixel, and the image processing unit generates a valid value of the second pixel on the basis of the valid value of the first pixel among the plurality of pixels adjacent to the second pixel.