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公开(公告)号:US20190272423A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-05
申请号:US16289910
申请日:2019-03-01
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Woontahk SUNG , Hwayong KANG , Jongsun KIM , Kihuk LEE , Bongchan KIM
Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a first light emitter comprising first light emitting circuitry configured to output light of a first wave bandwidth, a second light emitter comprising second light emitting circuitry configured to output light of a second wave bandwidth, a camera including an image sensor configured to arrange one or more first pixels for sensing the light corresponding to the first wave bandwidth and the second wave bandwidth and one or more second pixels for sensing the light corresponding to the second wave bandwidth, and a processor. The processor may be configured to control the electronic device to output the first wave bandwidth light using a first light source and the second wave bandwidth light using a second light source, and a control circuit electrically coupled to the image sensor and connected to an application processor through a designated interface. The control circuit may be configured to obtain image data of an external object using the camera from the first wave bandwidth light and the second wave bandwidth light reflected from the external object, to generate first image data of the external object using a difference between first pixel data corresponding to the one or more first pixels and second pixel data corresponding to the one or more second pixels of the image data, to generate second image data of the external object by binning the second pixel data corresponding to the one or more second pixels of the image data, and to transmit the first image data and the second image data to the processor through the designated interface, wherein the processor is configured to generate authentication information based on the first image data and to generate depth information using the second image data.
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公开(公告)号:US20170026622A1
公开(公告)日:2017-01-26
申请号:US15211623
申请日:2016-07-15
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Youngkwon YOON , Hwayong KANG , Dongsoo KIM , Moonsoo KIM
CPC classification number: H04N9/045 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14641 , H04N5/23212 , H04N5/351 , H04N5/3696 , H04N5/37457 , H04N9/04555 , H04N9/04557
Abstract: An image sensor device and a signal processing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and at least one pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a micro lens, a filter which includes a first area for filtering a first color signal from a light signal transmitted through the micro lens, and a second area for filtering a second color signal from the transmitted signal, and a first photodiode for converting the first color signal into an electric signal, and a second photodiode for converting the second color signal into an electric signal.
Abstract translation: 提供了一种图像传感器装置及其信号处理方法。 图像传感器包括多个像素,并且多个像素中的至少一个像素包括微透镜,滤光器,其包括用于从通过微透镜传输的光信号滤波第一颜色信号的第一区域,以及第二区域 用于从发送信号滤波第二颜色信号的区域和用于将第一颜色信号转换为电信号的第一光电二极管,以及用于将第二颜色信号转换为电信号的第二光电二极管。
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公开(公告)号:US20200186723A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-11
申请号:US16704621
申请日:2019-12-05
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Hwayong KANG , Jonghun WON , Kihuk LEE
IPC: H04N5/232
Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera module including a lens assembly and an image sensor, a display, and a processor. At least one pixel of the image sensor includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel, and a fourth sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel may be covered by a first micro lens, the second sub-pixel may be covered by a second micro lens, and the third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel may be covered by a third micro lens. The processor obtains a light reflected from an external object, generates depth data, generates pixel data generates an image based on the pixel data, outputs the image, and moves one or more lenses based on the depth data.
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公开(公告)号:US20200014864A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:US16491725
申请日:2018-02-28
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Hwayong KANG
Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device including a camera module and a method for controlling the electronic device. According to various embodiments of the present invention, a camera module may comprise: an image sensor comprising a first pixel comprising multiple first light reception units and a second pixel comprising multiple second light reception units; and a calculation unit functionally connected to the image sensor and capable of measuring depth information, wherein the calculation unit is configured to: acquire a first signal corresponding to a first part of an external object, using the multiple first light reception units, and a second signal corresponding to a second part of the external object, using the multiple second light reception units; identify first phase difference information corresponding to the first signal and second phase difference information corresponding to the second signal; determine location information of the first part and the second part, at least on the basis of the first phase difference information and the second phase difference information; and provide the location information to an external processor of the camera module connected to the calculation unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20190320110A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-17
申请号:US16382958
申请日:2019-04-12
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Hwayong KANG , Hyunho SHIN , Donghyun YEOM
Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor module for obtaining a security image or a non-security image using a first group pixel and a second group pixel and a processor including a security processing module and a non-security processing module electrically connected with the image sensor module. The processor is configured to receive a first user input, enable the security processing module, determine whether the image sensor module is enabled using the enabled security processing module, when the image sensor module is enabled, at least temporarily block reception of an image from the image sensor module, when the image sensor module is disabled, enable the image sensor module using the enabled security processing module, request the image sensor module to obtain the security image for the external object, and receive the security image for the external object, obtained from the image sensor module.
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公开(公告)号:US20180324373A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-08
申请号:US15773534
申请日:2016-10-24
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Dongsoo KIM , Hwayong KANG , Youngkwon YOON , Donghoon JANG
CPC classification number: H04N5/3698 , G03B7/26 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/30 , H04N5/335 , H04N5/357 , H04N5/378
Abstract: The electronic device according to various examples comprises a power supply module and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor comprises: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels; an analog-digital converter, of a first group, for converting the amount of light acquired through the pixel array into a first digital signal; and an analog-digital converter of a second group, the analog-digital converter being adjacent to the first group and for converting power, supplied from the power supply module to the image sensor, into a second digital signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20210211615A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-08
申请号:US17134644
申请日:2020-12-28
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Dongsoo KIM , Jaehyoung PARK , Hwayong KANG , Shuichi SHIMOKAWA , Takafumi USUI , Youngkwon YOON
Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an image sensor including a pixel, the pixel including a micro lens, a plurality of photodiodes, and a color filter disposed between the plurality of photodiodes and the micro lens; a processor operatively connected to the image sensor; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores one or more instructions that, when executed by the image sensor, cause the image sensor to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising: determining whether the image sensor is in a high-resolution mode; when the image sensor is in the high-resolution mode, calculating a disparity based on signals detected from the plurality of photodiodes; when the disparity is not greater than a threshold value, applying a first remosaic algorithm to the signals; and when the disparity is greater than the threshold value, applying a second remosaic algorithm to the signals.
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公开(公告)号:US20200053273A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-13
申请号:US16534081
申请日:2019-08-07
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Dongsoo KIM , Shuichi SHIMOKAWA , Kawang KANG , Hwayong KANG , Yeongeun KIM , Yeotak YOUN , Youngkwon YOON , Changbae LEE , Jonghoon WON , Kihuk LEE
IPC: H04N5/235
Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes an image sensor, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the electronic device to: obtain a plurality of image frames including external light and an external object at a first designated frame rate using the image sensor, based on a capturing signal; identify a frequency of a flicker related to the external light source; generate first section images for at least a part of a time for which the plurality of image frames are obtained using frames selected from the plurality of image frames corresponding to a second designated frame rate based at least on the frequency, the second designated frame rate being lower than the first designated frame rate; generate second section images for at least a part of the time for which the plurality of image frames are obtained in response at least to a designated input using image frames obtained at the first designated frame rate after the designated input from among the plurality of image frames; and generate moving image data including at least the first section images and the second section images.
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公开(公告)号:US20180205869A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-19
申请号:US15870439
申请日:2018-01-12
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Dongsoo KIM , Hwayong KANG , Eunsoo CHANG , Minkyu PARK , Minyoung PARK , Youngkwon YOON , Hyeoncheol JO , Jonghoon WON
CPC classification number: H04N5/2357 , H04N5/3532 , H04N5/3742
Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including an image sensor including a lens, a pixel array configured to convert light collected through the lens into an electric signal and to output the electric signal, a readout circuit configured to convert electric signals sequentially received for each row of the pixel array into pixel data and to output the pixel data, a memory, and a controller configured to control the pixel array, the readout circuit and the memory, and a processor electrically connected to the image sensor. The controller is configured to generate a frame by integrating the pixel data sequentially received from the readout circuit, generate a profile regarding flickering of the collected light using the generated frame and another frame generated prior to the generated frame, and store the generated profile in the memory, obtain a profile set including profiles corresponding to a plurality of frames from the memory, and transfer the generated frame and the obtained profile set to the processor.
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公开(公告)号:US20150187083A1
公开(公告)日:2015-07-02
申请号:US14571901
申请日:2014-12-16
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Youngkwon YOON , Hwayong KANG , Moonsoo KIM , Taeho KIM , Jeongjin HONG
IPC: G06T7/00
CPC classification number: H04N5/23212 , G06T7/571 , G06T2207/10052 , H04N5/23235 , H04N5/2621 , H04N5/3696
Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor including at least one phase detection pixel, and a control unit operatively coupled to the image sensor. The control unit is configured to obtain image information and phase difference information about at least one subject through the image sensor, to identify a plurality of pieces of distance information corresponding to a plurality of regions associated with the image information, based on the phase difference information, and to process the image information, based on the distance information.
Abstract translation: 提供电子设备。 电子设备包括包括至少一个相位检测像素的图像传感器和可操作地耦合到图像传感器的控制单元。 所述控制单元被配置为基于所述相位差信息来获得关于通过所述图像传感器的关于至少一个被摄体的图像信息和相位差信息,以识别与所述图像信息相关联的多个区域相对应的多条距离信息 并且基于距离信息来处理图像信息。
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