公开(公告)号：US20200236317A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16632498

申请日：2018-06-04

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kwan Ho KIM ,  Dohan KIM ,  Jinmin BANG

IPC: H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/345 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/369

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a processor; and an image sensor module electrically connected to the processor, wherein the image sensor module comprises: an image sensor; and a control circuit electrically connected to the image sensor and connected to the processor via an interface, and the control circuit is configured to: receive a signal for capturing an image of an external object; acquire multiple pieces of raw image data of the external object, using the image sensor; generate pixel information data associated with control of the image capture by the processor, using at least a part of the acquired multiple pieces of raw image data; generate compressed data obtained by compressing at least a part of the multiple pieces of raw image data; transmit the pixel information data to the processor according to a transmission period designated by the processor or the control circuit; and transmit the compressed data to the processor.

公开(公告)号：US20210051269A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US16969309

申请日：2019-02-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Changwoo LEE ,  Dohan KIM ,  Kwanho KIM ,  Jaeho KIM ,  Jinmin BANG ,  Hajoong PARK

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/907

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device for selectively generating video using image data acquired at a frame rate changed according to the distance between a subject and a reference region; and an operation method. The electronic device includes a camera, memory, display and processor, which may be configured to acquire, at a first frame rate, a plurality of first images including an object of interest, identify the distance between a reference region, by using at least some first images of the plurality of first images; obtain, at a second frame rate higher than the first frame rate, a plurality of second images including the object of interest, based on the distance satisfying a first designated condition; identify whether the position of the object of interest at least temporarily belongs to the reference region, and generate video corresponding to the second frame rate for the object of interest.

公开(公告)号：US20200186697A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16704160

申请日：2019-12-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Changwoo LEE ,  Dohan KIM ,  Jinmin BANG

IPC: H04N5/235

Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes an image sensor of first pixels receiving light for a first duration and second pixels receiving light for a shorter second duration, and a processor to acquire first and second raw data including first long pixel values through the first pixels and first short pixel values through the second pixels, second long pixel values through the first pixels and second short pixel values through the second pixels, and third raw data based on the first and second raw data. The third raw data includes third long pixel values and third short pixel values, and each of the third long pixel values is an average value of a first and a second long pixel value and each of the third short pixel values is a value obtained by gamma correcting a sum of a first and a second short pixel value.

公开(公告)号：US20220359597A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-10

申请号：US17873468

申请日：2022-07-26

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Changwoo LEE ,  Dohan KIM ,  Jinmin BANG ,  Jaehun CHO

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/369

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, an AP processing unit, a memory, and a control unit. Each pixel included in the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of photodiodes and a microlens. The control unit provides at least one of a first piece of AF data and a second piece of AF data to the AF processing unit, and the AF processing unit may execute a first phase autofocus (PAF) operation based on the first piece of AF data or execute a second PAF operation based on the second piece of AF data.

公开(公告)号：US20200336653A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16763261

申请日：2018-11-29

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaeho KIM ,  Jinmin BANG ,  Dohan KIM ,  Changwoo LEE ,  Kwanho KIM ,  Jonghoon WON ,  Kihuk LEE

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/14

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises a processor and an image sensor module electrically connected to the processor, wherein: the image sensor module comprises an image sensor and a control circuit, which is electrically connected to the image sensor and is connected to the processor by an interface; the control circuit is set so as not to compress at least one image acquired from the image sensor according to a first readout speed, but to transmit the same to the processor, and to compress at least one image acquired from the image sensor according to a second readout speed that is faster than the first readout speed and to transmit the same to the processor; and the processor can be set so as to acquire a first image set by using the image sensor according to a predetermined readout speed, compare at least two images included in the first image set, set, as either the first readout speed or the second readout speed, the readout speed corresponding to the image sensor on the basis of the result of the comparison of the at least two images included in the first image set, and acquire a second image set according to either the set first readout speed or second readout speed, by using the image sensor. Additional various embodiments are possible.