Patents Examined by Antoinette T Spinks
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Patent number: 11640039Abstract: Various embodiments include a welded bracket structure for camera modules and techniques for forming such a welded bracket structure. In some embodiments, the welded bracket structure may include a first bracket and a second bracket that are welded to each other. Some embodiments include a weld joint arrangement comprising one or more weld joints for attaching the first bracket to the second bracket. Furthermore, some embodiments include an epoxy arrangement for a multi-camera system that includes the welded bracket structure and multiple camera modules.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aurelien R. Hubert, Stoyan P. Hristov, Xiao Liao
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Patent number: 11637135Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state image sensing device and an electronic device for reducing noises. The solid-state image sensing device includes: a photoelectric conversion unit; a charge holding unit for holding charges transferred from the photoelectric conversion unit; a first transfer transistor for transferring charges from the photoelectric conversion unit to the charge holding unit; and a light blocking part including a first light blocking part and a second light blocking part, in which the first light blocking part is arranged between a second surface opposite to a first surface as a light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion unit and the charge holding unit, and covers the second surface, and is formed with a first opening, and the second light blocking part surrounds the side surface of the photoelectric conversion unit. The present technology is applicable to solid-state image sensing devices of backside irradiation type, for example.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Tayanaka, Kentaro Akiyama, Yorito Sakano, Takashi Oinoue, Yoshiya Hagimoto, Yusuke Matsumura, Naoyuki Sato, Yuki Miyanami, Yoichi Ueda, Ryosuke Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11627253Abstract: Embodiments relate to a camera actuator and a camera module including same. The camera actuator according to an embodiment comprises a lens unit, a shaper unit, a first driver coupled to the shaper unit, and a second driver arranged to correspond to the first driver. The shaper unit may include a first protruding region having a first protrusion which protrudes from a surface of a first side and a second protrusion which protrudes from another surface of the first side and is separated from the first protrusion; and a second protruding region comprising a third protrusion which protrudes from a surface of a second side and a fourth protrusion which protrudes from another surface of the second side and is separated from the third protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Soo Min Jeong
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Patent number: 11609405Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a housing and a camera module, a first camera housing enclosing a camera assembly, the camera assembly including a second camera housing enclosing a lens carrier having at least one lens, and an image sensor. The second camera housing includes a first surface, a second surface, at least one side area surrounding a space defined between the first and second surface, and at least one corner area. The camera assembly is rotatable about the camera assembly, so that an optical axis of the lens is angled at a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction. The side area is spaced by a first gap from an inner surface of the second camera housing, and the at least one corner area is spaced by a second gap from the inner surface of the second camera housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyungjin Rho, Yeonhak Kim, Chanyoung Moon
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Patent number: 11606513Abstract: There is disclosed an information handling system, including a camera, which may include an input lens, and an image signal processor, which may include circuitry that converts an analog image received at the input lens to a digital image data structure; a device interface may include circuitry that provides the image data structure to an information handling device, and a modifier circuit that modifies human features of the digital image data structure before the digital image data structure is provided to the device interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
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Patent number: 11601576Abstract: An array camera module having a height difference, a circuit board assembly and a manufacturing method therefor, and an electronic device. The array camera module comprises a first camera module unit and a second camera module unit, wherein the first camera module unit comprises at least one first photosensitive assembly and at least one first lens; the first lens is located on a photosensitive path of the first photosensitive assembly; the first photosensitive assembly comprises at least one extension portion; the extension portion at least partially extends towards the direction away from the first photosensitive assembly; and the second camera module unit is fixedly connected to a second extension portion, so that the ends of the two camera module units are consistent.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Takehiko Tanaka, Zhenyu Chen, Nan Guo, Bojie Zhao, Zhewen Mei
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Patent number: 11595604Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first imaging region that captures an image of light entering through an optical system under a first imaging condition and generates a detection signal to perform focus detection of the optical system; and a second imaging region that captures an image of the light entering through the optical system under a second imaging condition other than the first imaging condition and generates an image signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Hidefumi Ota
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Patent number: 11586097Abstract: A camera module includes a lens barrel, a housing, a shield cover, and a buffer member. The lens barrel incudes a flange portion extending in a direction intersecting an optical axis. The housing is configured to accommodate the lens barrel and has a step portion configured to face a lower portion of the flange portion. The shield cover is coupled to the housing and configured to cover an upper edge of the lens barrel. The buffer member is configured to couple to a groove of the flange portion and protrude in opposing directions from the flange portion to selectively contact the shield cover and the step portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoo Chang Kim, Sung Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 11582412Abstract: A camera agnostic core monitor for an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) is disclosed. In embodiments, a structured light projector (SLP) generates and projects a precise geometric pattern or other like artifact, which is reflected by collimating elements into the EFVS optical path. Within the optical path, the EFVS focal plane array is illuminated by, and detects, the projected artifacts within the scene imagery captured for display by the EFVS. Image processors assess the presentation of the detected artifacts (e.g., position/orientation relative to the expected presentation of the detected artifact within the scene imagery) to verify that the displayed EFVS imagery is not misleading.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Gregory G. Lajiness, David I. Han
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Patent number: 11570389Abstract: The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus for realizing real time image display and the like while controlling the processing performance of an external circuit and the size of the circuit when outputting a large amount of data from an image sensor at a high speed, and is provided with (a) an image sensor including, a plurality of light receiving units disposed in rows and columns, an A/D conversion unit, a compression unit for compressing outputs from the A/D conversion unit row by row, and (b) a first data processing unit for thinning compressed data row by row, a first data decompression unit that decompresses outputs of the first data processing unit; and a first image processing unit which carries out a predetermined processing on outputs of the first data decompression unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tatsuya Arai
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Patent number: 11570335Abstract: A camera system includes a body and a camera. The body includes a controller and an image processing circuit. The camera is configured to be detachably connected to the body and includes a sensor. The sensor is configured to convert an optical image into an electrical signal and including a plurality of pixels. The controller is configured to determine a type of the camera or the first sensor according to whether one pixel or multiple pixels are used as a unit pixel of the first sensor. The image processing circuit is configured to perform predetermined image processing corresponding to the type of the camera or the first sensor on output electrical signals of the plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideaki Mita, Yuji Wada, Atsushi Mikoshiba
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Patent number: 11570367Abstract: A method for displaying an intelligent zoom recommendation in an electronic device includes displaying a scene comprising a plurality of objects in a preview frame of at least one imaging sensor of the electronic device. The method also includes determining a preference for each of the objects by mapping each of the objects into a preference database of the electronic device. The method further includes determining a position of each of the objects in the preview frame of the at least one imaging sensor of the electronic device. Additionally, the method includes selecting at least one object from the plurality of objects based on the preference and the position of each of the objects. The method also includes displaying at least one graphical indication to zoom the at least one selected object in the preview frame of the at least one imaging sensor of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Santhosh Kumar Banadakoppa Narayanaswamy, Kiran Nanjunda Iyer, Sai Krishna Kasibhotla, Biplab Ch Das, Moneish Kumar
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Patent number: 11569214Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel having an image acquisition region within a display area, and an image acquisition device over a side of the display panel opposing to its display surface. The image acquisition device is at a position corresponding to the image acquisition region, and is configured to capture an image based on lights from an outside pattern over a side of the display panel proximal to the display surface. The display panel includes a substrate and a plurality of light-emitting elements over the substrate. The plurality of light-emitting elements comprises one or more first light-emitting elements positionally within the image acquisition region. At least one first light-emitting element includes a non-transparent electrode provided with at least one through-hole configured to allow the lights from the outside pattern to pass through the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Qing Zhang, Baoqing Yin
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Patent number: 11558573Abstract: A sensor includes a determining circuit and an output circuit. The determining circuit receives a first signal from a pixel in response to light and outputs a second signal associated with occurrence of an event, based on the first signal. Based on the second signal being received in a time period between a first time when a third signal is received from a processor and a second time when a condition is satisfied, the output circuit outputs a fourth signal associated with occurrence of the event in the time period to the processor after the second time.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Donghee Yeo, Junseok Kim, Heejae Jung, Hyunsurk Ryu
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Patent number: 11558549Abstract: Methods and devices for generating a slow motion video segment are described. A first set of video frames captures a video view at a first resolution and at a first frame rate. A second set of video frames captures the video view at a second lower resolution, and at a second frame rate that is greater for at least a portion of the second set. At least two high resolution frames are identified in the first set for generating the slow motion video segment. One or more low resolution frames are identified in the second set corresponding to an inter-frame time period between the identified high resolution frames. The slow motion video segment is generated by generating at least one high resolution frame corresponding to the inter-frame time period using interpolation based on the identified high resolution frames and the identified low resolution frames.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Juwei Lu, Wei Li, Jin Tang
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Patent number: 11543655Abstract: Some implementations provide a multi-focus display system that renders images at multiple focus distances for display in conjunction with the use of appropriately powered lenses. For example, an HMD may include a fast switching lens element that allows quickly alternating between two or more focus distances. The displayed images are configured to correspond to the alternating focus distances by adjusting a high-frequency part of the images. This can provide a more natural user experience that will include near objects that require the user's eye to focus on a close focal depth plane and far objects that require the user's eye to focus on a far focal depth plane. Moreover, the user experience can be provided with little or no loss of brightness and without requiring processor and resource intensive computations.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andreas G. Weber, Tobias Eble, Yury A. Petrov
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Patent number: 11528403Abstract: A camera is provided that has an image sensor for recording image data from a field of vision, a communication interface for connection to at least one further camera in a network, a control and evaluation unit for reading the image data, and a memory in which a parameter set for the operation of the camera is stored, At least one further parameter set for the operation of at least one further camera of the network is stored in the memory here.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: SICK AGInventor: Roman Lauer
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Patent number: 11523061Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the apparatus to: display, on a screen, a live view image obtained by executing imaging processing; set a guideline in response to an operation performed by a user; perform control so as to display, on the screen, a pattern image corresponding to the set guideline while superimposing the pattern image on the live view image; generate an image obtained by the imaging processing in accordance with a shooting instruction; and store, in a storage unit, the generated image in association with attribute information related to the set guideline.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Satoko Saito
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Patent number: 11516380Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling a camera device in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a camera device disposed at a location overlapping a partial area of the display, and a processor that controls the camera device based on information input through an adjacent area of the partial area of the display or an adjacent area including the partial area of the display.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Inventors: Bonghak Choi, Jungyeob Oh, Jongkee Lee
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Patent number: 11516482Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise a processor and an image sensing module, wherein the image sensing module comprises an image sensor, and a control circuit electrically connected to the image sensor and connected to the processor through an interface, and the control circuit is configured to: acquire at least one raw image, using the image sensor; designate, for the at least one raw image, first data corresponding to a first region and second data not corresponding to the first region, on the basis of information related to the first region in the at least one raw image; transform the at least one raw image by changing at least a part of the second data to a designated value; and compress the at least one transformed raw image and transmit the compressed transformed raw image to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Inventors: Do-Han Kim, Jin-Min Bang, Chang-Woo Lee