Patents Assigned to ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11570427
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for testing a camera module, and the apparatus for testing the camera module according to the disclosure includes a socket section configured to settle the camera module thereon; a movable unit-pattern chart lens section comprising a housing, a light source unit provided inside the housing and emitting light toward the camera module, and a chart disposed below the light source unit inside the housing and formed with a unit pattern; a first actuator configured to actuate the movable unit-pattern chart lens section; a second actuator configured to actuate the socket section; and a test image capturer configured to obtain a test image from images captured while actuating the movable unit-pattern chart lens section or the socket section based on actuation of the first actuator or the second actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Dae Lee, Hyunseok Kim, Chanyoung Park, MinSeog Choi
  • Publication number: 20220116585
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for testing a camera module, and the apparatus for testing the camera module according to the disclosure includes a socket section configured to settle the camera module thereon; a movable unit-pattern chart lens section comprising a housing, a light source unit provided inside the housing and emitting light toward the camera module, and a chart disposed below the light source unit inside the housing and formed with a unit pattern; a first actuator configured to actuate the movable unit-pattern chart lens section; a second actuator configured to actuate the socket section; and a test image capturer configured to obtain a test image from images captured while actuating the movable unit-pattern chart lens section or the socket section based on actuation of the first actuator or the second actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Dae LEE, Hyunseok KIM, Chanyoung PARK, MinSeog CHOI
  • Patent number: 11143673
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module inspector of rotating type distributing a load of processing test raw data. In an exemplary embodiment, the camera module inspector of rotating type includes a rotary index table including a plurality of socket units, a plurality of testers arranged around the rotary index table, a plurality of test control processors connected to correspond to the plurality of socket units, respectively, to be fixed on the rotary index table, a network connection unit establishing network connections with respect to the plurality of test control processors, a redundancy check processor processing the test raw data faster than the test control processor, connected to the network connection unit and data controller test raw data requiring a great deal of processing time out of the test raw data generated in the plurality of test control processors to be transmitted to the redundancy check processor through the network connection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ISMEDIA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong Cheol Hong, Jong Won Kim, DongChoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10764570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating inspector for a camera module. The rotating inspector includes a rotary table having one or more socket units on which the camera module mounted; a plurality of inspection devices disposed around the rotary table to inspect the camera module; test boards disposed on the rotary table, each of test boards being connected to the one or more socket units, respectively to control the camera module and generate inspection data for the camera module; a first data processing unit disposed on the rotary table and analyzing the inspection data to generate result data for possible defects of the camera module; a second data processing unit disposed outside the rotary table, the second data processing unit being configured to receive the result data and to sort and store the received data; and a data transmission unit transmitting the result data generated in the first data processing unit to the second data processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: ISMedia Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Cheol Hong, Dong Choon Kim, Sung Oh Yim, Yong Woo Han, Eun Seok Shin, Cheon Su Mun, Min Seog Choi
  • Publication number: 20190313088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating inspector for a camera module. The rotating inspector includes a rotary table having one or more socket units on which the camera module mounted; a plurality of inspection devices disposed around the rotary table to inspect the camera module; test boards disposed on the rotary table, each of test boards being connected to the one or more socket units, respectively to control the camera module and generate inspection data for the camera module; a first data processing unit disposed on the rotary table and analyzing the inspection data to generate result data for possible defects of the camera module; a second data processing unit disposed outside the rotary table, the second data processing unit being configured to receive the result data and to sort and store the received data; and a data transmission unit transmitting the result data generated in the first data processing unit to the second data processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: ISMEDIA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Cheol HONG, Dong Choon KIM, Sung Oh YIM, Yong Woo HAN, Eun Seok SHIN, Cheon Su MUN, Min Seog CHOI
  • Patent number: 10408607
    Abstract: An apparatus for checking whether a table is at tilt is provided, which is capable of checking whether a table is at tilt from an initially-set position or not even during an operation of an inspecting apparatus. Accordingly, the apparatus for checking whether a table is at tilt, which is for use in a camera module inspecting apparatus is provided, in which the camera module inspecting apparatus includes a fixing part; a plurality of test zones provided above the fixing part; a table movable to sequentially guide a camera module sequentially to the respective test zones; and a chart respectively provided in one or more of the test zones among the plurality of test zones, and the table tilt checking apparatus includes a first position mark marked on the table and a first mark photographer provided on the fixing part, facing toward the first position mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Yong Woo Han
  • Patent number: 10313100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for automatic skew compensation. The apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a skew compensating part configured to receive a high speed data signal and output a plurality of delay data signals having different delay times; a start code detecting part configured to detect a start code from the plurality of delay data signals; and a control part configured to determine a skew delay time depending on signal reception quality which is determined on the basis of the number of start codes normally detected for each different delay time. The apparatus may further comprise a packet start detecting part configured to receive an LP signal separated from an MIPI D-PHY and count the number of received packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-Oh Yim
  • Patent number: 10271045
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for testing an object, the apparatus including a guide means and a testing means, and capable of easily and quickly testing an object from a position where an operator wants, and of testing an object from various positions, thereby significantly improving the testing efficiency, and also having a simple configuration so that it is easy to manufacture and maintain at reduced cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Cheol Hong, Jong Dae Lee
  • Publication number: 20190082166
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aligning method for dual camera module, the method having: a step of fixating a first camera module in a space inside a housing; a step of inserting a second camera module by moving the second camera module into the space inside the housing; a step of aligning the second camera module by aligning a position of the second camera module with reference to a position where the first camera module is fixated; and a step of fixating the second camera module in the space inside the housing. Accordingly, more particularly, it is possible to align the two camera modules with more convenience and accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Kyung SONG, Eun Seok SHIN, Han Byul CHAE, Sang Kyu YANG
  • Publication number: 20180164095
    Abstract: An apparatus for checking whether a table is at tilt is provided, which is capable of checking whether a table is at tilt from an initially-set position or not even during an operation of an inspecting apparatus. Accordingly, the apparatus for checking whether a table is at tilt, which is for use in a camera module inspecting apparatus is provided, in which the camera module inspecting apparatus includes a fixing part; a plurality of test zones provided above the fixing part; a table movable to sequentially guide a camera module sequentially to the respective test zones; and a chart respectively provided in one or more of the test zones among the plurality of test zones, and the table tilt checking apparatus includes a first position mark marked on the table and a first mark photographer provided on the fixing part, facing toward the first position mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Won KIM, Yong Woo HAN
  • Publication number: 20180041330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for automatic skew compensation. The apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a skew compensating part configured to receive a high speed data signal and output a plurality of delay data signals having different delay times; a start code detecting part configured to detect a start code from the plurality of delay data signals; and a control part configured to determine a skew delay time depending on signal reception quality which is determined on the basis of the number of start codes normally detected for each different delay time. The apparatus may further comprise a packet start detecting part configured to receive an LP signal separated from an MIPI D-PHY and count the number of received packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-Oh YIM
  • Publication number: 20170316577
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for checking whether a table is at tilt are provided, which are capable of checking whether a table is at tilt from an initially-set position even during an activation of an inspecting apparatus. To this purpose, a table tilt checking apparatus is provided for use in a camera module inspecting apparatus including a fixing part, a plurality of test zones provided on the fixing part, the table movable to sequentially guide a camera module to the respective test zones, and a chart provided in each of one or more test zones of the plurality of test zones, in which the table tilt checking apparatus includes a first position mark indicated on the fixing part, and a first mark photographer provided on the table, facing toward the first position mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Won KIM, Yong-Woo HAN
  • Patent number: 8773539
    Abstract: A camera module test and focus controlling apparatus includes: a base with four actuators therein; a socket frame on one upper side of the base, and rotated by a first actuator; socket boards on both sides of the frame, lifted and lowered by a second actuator, and mounted with a camera module; a collet unit on the upper part of the base, disposed in vertical alignment with the boards, and rotated by a fourth actuator on the base; a rotational shaft on the base upper part, and connected to one side of a third actuator; a plate on an upper part of the shaft rotated by the third actuator, having a lens and an illuminating unit thereon; a first chart unit on the plate; and a second chart unit parallel with the base upper part, fixed to an upper part of a connection member vertically extended from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ismedia Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Dae Lee, Woo Seong Moon, Kyung Hee Han, Seong Cheol Hong, Kyoung Jung Kim
  • Publication number: 20120229652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for testing a camera module, and more specifically to a camera module test and focus controlling apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: ISMEDIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Dae Lee, Woo Seong Moon, Kyung Hee Han, Seong Cheol Hong, Kyoung Jung Kim