Patents Examined by Abdelaaziz Tissire
  • Snapshots at predefined intervals or angles
    Patent number: 11438565
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems and methods for analyzing and manipulating images and video. In particular, a multi-view interactive digital media representation can be generated from live images captured from a camera. The live images can include an object. An angular view of the object captured in the live images can be estimated using sensor data from an inertial measurement unit. The determined angular views can be used to select from among the live images. The multi-view interactive digital media representation can include a plurality of images where each of the plurality of images includes the object from a different camera view. When the plurality of images is output to a display, the object can appear to undergo a 3-D rotation through the determined angular view where the 3-D rotation of the object is generated without a 3-D polygon model of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Fyusion, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Jay Bruen Trevor, Chris Beall, Vladimir Glavtchev, Stefan Johannes Josef Holzer, Radu Bogdan Rusu
  • Optical device and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11438488
    Abstract: An optical device comprising a lens barrel part housing one or more lens elements and comprising a first coupling formation. A support part is provided comprising a second coupling formation mechanically mated with the first for supporting the lens barrel part in front of an optical sensor. The first and second coupling formations are mated at a connection plane. At least a rear portion of the lens barrel part extends rearward from the connection plane such that at least one lens element is located between the connection plane and the optical sensor. Forward movement of the connection plane caused by thermal expansion of the support part is compensated by rearward thermal expansion of the rear portion for maintaining the image plane substantially coincident with the sensitivity plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Andrzej Polak
  • Camera lens module and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 11435545
    Abstract: A camera lens module includes a lens assembly. The lens assembly may comprise a first optical lens module comprising a first carrier and at least one first optical lens received in the first carrier; and a second optical lens module comprising a second carrier, at least one second optical lens received in the second carrier, and a bearing portion connected to the second carrier. When the first optical lens module and the second optical lens module are assembled together, an adjustable clearance exists between the first carrier and the bearing portion, and between bottom surfaces of the first carrier and a lowermost lens of the first optical lenses and a top surface of an uppermost lens of the second optical lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunmei Liu, Yiqi Wang, Liang Ding, Mingzhu Wang, Hailong Liao, Nan Guo
  • Camera system
    Patent number: 11428909
    Abstract: A camera system including a telephoto lens module is provided. The telephoto lens module includes a first image sensor, a first assembly, and a second assembly. The first assembly includes a first driving mechanism and a reflecting member connected to the first driving mechanism. The first driving mechanism is configured to drive the reflecting member to rotate around a first axis and a second axis. The second assembly is disposed between the first assembly and the first image sensor, including a second driving mechanism and a first lens. The second driving mechanism is configured to drive the first lens to move along a third axis. The first, second, and third axes are not parallel to each other. When light enters the telephoto lens along the first axis, light is reflected by the reflecting member and through the first lens along the third axis to the first image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chen-Hsien Fan, Cheng-Kai Yu, Chih-Wei Weng, Shu-Shan Chen
  • Photoelectric conversion apparatus and camera
    Patent number: 11430822
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes an element isolating portion that is disposed on a side of a front surface of a semiconductor layer and constituted by an insulator, and a pixel isolating portion. The pixel isolating portion includes a part that overlaps an isolating region in a normal direction. The semiconductor layer is continuous across semiconductor regions in an intermediate plane. The part is located between a semiconductor region and another semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobutaka Ukigaya, Hideshi Kuwabara
  • Lens main body for a lens, outer housing for a lens, lens system and lens assembly
    Patent number: 11425290
    Abstract: A lens main body includes an inner housing, a lens element mounted on the inner housing, an adjustable functional element mounted on the inner housing, and an electrical drive arranged on the inner housing to adjust the functional element, a controller arranged on the inner housing, a securing device configured to reversibly receive an outer housing extending around the inner housing in a tubular fashion, and a first signal interface to receive control signals for the controller, arranged on the inner housing, and configured to reversibly couple to a mating interface of the outer housing. An outer housing for the lens main body, and a lens formed from the lens main body and the outer housing have an altered functional scope vis-à-vis the lens main body. In addition, a lens assembly includes, besides the lens main body, two outer housings having a different functional scope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Jochen Franke, Christophe Casenave
  • Camera module
    Patent number: 11415860
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a camera module comprising: a movable element; a lens coupled to the movable element; a first substrate fixed to the bottom surface of the movable element; an image sensor disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate disposed below the first substrate; and a wire for connecting the second substrate to the movable element, wherein at least a part of the wire is made of a shape memory alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Taek Lee
  • Imaging device and imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 11417697
    Abstract: An imaging device suitable for focus detection of a pupil division phase difference method includes: a light receiving unit provided on a first surface side of a semiconductor substrate and having a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional form; and a read-out circuit provided on a second surface side of the semiconductor substrate opposite to the first surface side and configured to read signals from the pixels. Each of pixels has at least two photoelectric conversion elements and a separation region which is a region between the two photoelectric conversion elements and a separation region control electrode arranged on the second surface side of the separation region and configured to control a potential of the separation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohei Okamoto, Koichi Fukuda, Shunichi Wakashima
  • Real time controller switching
    Patent number: 11412126
    Abstract: An imaging system may include a sample stage having a surface to support a sample to be scanned by the imaging system; an optical stage having an objective lens, the optical stage being positionable relative to the sample stage; an actuator physically coupled to at least one of the sample stage and the optical stage to move the sample stage relative to the optical stage; a servo circuit to control the actuator; a first set of control parameters to control the servo circuit; a second set of control parameters to control the servo circuit; and a servo control circuit to apply the first set of control parameters to the servo circuit when the imaging system is operating in a first mode of operation and to apply the second set of control parameters to the servo circuit when the imaging system is operating in a second mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Chunhong (Allen) Zhou, John Bailey, Dustin Blair
  • High dynamic range camera assembly with augmented pixels
    Patent number: 11399139
    Abstract: A camera assembly for generating high dynamic range images. The camera assembly includes a sensor that images a portion of a local area, and a controller. The sensor includes a plurality of augmented pixels, each augmented pixel having a plurality of gates and at least some of the gates have a respective local storage location. An exposure interval of each augmented pixel is divided into intervals associated with the gates, and each local storage location stores image data during a respective interval. The controller reads out, after the exposure interval of each augmented pixel, the image data stored in the respective local storage locations of each augmented pixel to form intermediate images that each have a dynamic range. The controller then generates an image for the portion of the local area using the intermediate images, the image having a higher dynamic range than each of the intermediate images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fengqiang Li, Michael Hall
  • Imaging device
    Patent number: 11381769
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a first substrate and a second substrate stacked thereon. The first substrate includes: a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into a signal charge; a first transistor that outputs a signal corresponding to the signal charge, a gate of the first transistor being connected to the photoelectric converter; and a second transistor, one of a source and a drain thereof being connected to the photoelectric converter, the other of the source and the drain thereof being connected to a source or a drain of the first transistor. The second substrate includes: a constant current source circuit that is connected to one of the source and the drain of the first transistor; and a bias circuit that is connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor and that generates a first voltage and a second voltage different therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sanshiro Shishido
  • Bracket reducing flare and having no dark edges, lens module, and electronic device
    Patent number: 11381766
    Abstract: A lens module reducing flare and having no dark edges includes a bracket and a sensor. The bracket includes a supporting portion, a first receiving groove, and a second receiving groove. The supporting portion is formed at a junction between the first receiving groove and the second receiving groove. The supporting portion comprises an arc surface. The sensor is received in the first receiving groove. The sensor includes a photosensitive area and a non-photosensitive area surrounding the photosensitive area. The arc surface faces the sensor. A center of a circle of the arc surface falls within the non-photosensitive area. Light reflected by the arc surface falls outside the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi-Fei Zhao, Wen-Ching Lai
  • Apparatus for detachably mounting filters onto a lens of a photographic device
    Patent number: 11366374
    Abstract: An apparatus for detachably mounting filters onto a lens of a photographic device is provided. The apparatus comprises of an adapter assembly and a filter assembly. The adapter assembly comprises a first main frame with a first threaded portion and a second threaded portion, and a first engagement member with magnets disposed towards the second threaded portion. The filter assembly comprises a second main frame with a third threaded portion, a filter, and a second engagement with magnets disposed towards the third threaded portion. The adapter assembly is configured to be received by the lens of the photographic device. The filter assembly is configured to be received by the adapter assembly. A lens cover provided with a ferro magnetic material may be configured to be received by the adapter assembly or the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: FREEWELL INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Hitesh Gopal Gwalani
  • Control apparatus, image pickup apparatus, and control method
    Patent number: 11368613
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a first calculating unit configured to calculate a defocus amount by a focus detection of a phase difference method, a second calculating unit configured to calculate a contrast evaluation value of an image, a third calculating unit configured to calculate a function indicating a relationship between the defocus amount and the contrast evaluation value calculated at each of a plurality of lens positions, and a fourth calculating unit configured to calculate an adjusting value of the defocus amount based on an extreme value of a function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Konno
  • Vision system camera with mount for multiple lens types and lens module for the same
    Patent number: 11366284
    Abstract: This invention provides a vision system having a housing and an interchangeable lens module is provided. The module is adapted to seat on a C-mount ring provided on the front, mounting face of the housing. The module is attached via a plurality of fasteners that pass through a frame of the module and into the mounting face. The module includes a connector in a fixed location, which mates with a connector well on the mounting face to provide power and control to a driver board that operates a variable (e.g. liquid) lens within the optics of the lens module. The driver board is connected to the lens body by a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), which also allows for axial motion of the lens body with respect to the frame. This axial motion can be effected by an adjustment ring that can include an indexed/lockable, geared, outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Laurens Nunnink, Rene Delasauce, Nicole Dippel, Andreas Weber
  • Image sensor
    Patent number: 11363225
    Abstract: It is an object of the present technology to provide an image sensor capable of reducing crosstalk in an AD conversion unit. The image sensor includes: capacitors in an even-numbered column region; and a capacitor in an odd-numbered column region disposed facing the capacitors in the even-numbered column region with different areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Moue, Hiroaki Yatsuda
  • Semiconductor integrated circuit and imaging device
    Patent number: 11350050
    Abstract: In a solid-state imaging element provided with a differential pair of transistors, noise of a signal from the differential pair is reduced. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a pixel circuit and a pair of TFETs (Tunnel Field Effect Transistors). In the semiconductor integrated circuit, the pixel circuit photoelectrically converts incident light to generate a pixel signal. Further, in the semiconductor integrated circuit, the pair of TFETs amplifies the difference between the pixel signal generated by the pixel circuit and a predetermined reference signal that changes with time, and outputs the amplified difference as a differential amplification signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naohiko Kimizuka
  • Solid-state imaging element and electronic device
    Patent number: 11350051
    Abstract: Providing a solid-state imaging element capable of improving image quality. Provided is a solid-state imaging element at least including: a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first photoelectric conversion unit, a second photoelectric conversion unit, a first insulation layer, a second insulation layer, and an optical waveguide. The second electrode, the first photoelectric conversion unit, and the first electrode are disposed in this order. The third electrode is provided away from the first electrode, and faces the first photoelectric conversion unit through the first insulation layer. The second insulation layer is provided between the third electrode and the second photoelectric conversion unit. The optical waveguide is provided between the third electrode and the second photoelectric conversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirokazu Shibuta
  • Systems, devices, and methods for image enhancement
    Patent number: 11323634
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media to enhance an image on a mobile computing device. In some aspects, a user interface on the mobile computing device provides a plurality of image filters, each of the image filters associated with a different replacement sky type. Upon application of one of the plurality of image filters to an image, the mobile computing device is configured to identify a sky portion of the image, modify a color mapping of a non-sky portion of the image, and replace the sky portion of the image with replacement sky data corresponding to the applied image filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Chongyang Ma, Kun Duan, Xing Mei, Nan Hu
  • Device for testing autofocus function and method for using device
    Patent number: 11323609
    Abstract: A method for testing an autofocus function of a camera module fixes a camera module and at least two test members sequentially spaced at different positions on an axis pointing straight away from the camera. The camera module is controlled to focus and capture images of each test member and record driving currents of the camera module to achieve those focuses at those distances. When a sharpness of image of a test member reaches a preset threshold value a correspondence table between the driving currents and object distances is generated. An autofocus testing device is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO.LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Ke Chen, Shin-Wen Chen