Abstract: The present invention includes a liquid lens; a voltage control circuit, and a switching unit, wherein the liquid lens includes a first plate comprising a cavity in which a conductive liquid and a non-conductive liquid are disposed; a second plate disposed above the first plate; and a third plate disposed below the first plate, wherein the voltage control circuit includes a first voltage generator configured to output a first voltage; and a DC bias terminal disposed between an output terminal of the first voltage generator and a ground voltage, and wherein the switching unit includes a plurality of first switches configured to transmit one selected from among the first voltage and the ground voltage to the plurality of individual electrodes; and a second switch configured to transmit one selected from among the first voltage and the ground voltage to the common electrode.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device, comprises a display; a camera module disposed under the display and configured to generate an image by sensing light passing through the display; and a processor configured to determine an intensity of a light source in the image, determine whether the light source is present in a preset area in the image when the intensity of the light source is greater than a preset threshold value, and reduce one or more artifacts from or in the image when the one or more artifacts are detected in the image based on results of the determining.

Abstract: An imaging system includes first camera having negative distortion; second camera, second field of view of second camera being wider than first field of view of first camera, wherein first field of view fully overlaps with portion of second field of view, second camera having negative distortion at said portion and positive distortion at remaining portion; and processor(s) configured to: capture first image and second image; determine overlapping image segment and non-overlapping image segment of second image; and generate output image from first image and second image, wherein: inner image segment of output image is generated from at least one of: first image, overlapping image segment, and peripheral image segment of output image is generated from non-overlapping image segment.

Abstract: This invention provides a vision system with an exchangeable illumination assembly that allows for increased versatility in the type and configuration of illumination supplied to the system without altering the underlying optics, sensor, vision processor, or the associated housing. The vision system housing includes a front plate that optionally includes a plurality of mounting bases for accepting different types of lenses, and a connector that allows removable interconnection with the illustrative illumination assembly. The illumination assembly includes a cover that is light transmissive. The cover encloses an illumination component that can include a plurality of lighting elements that surround an aperture through which received light rays from the imaged scene pass through to the lens. The arrangement of lighting elements is highly variable and the user can be supplied with an illumination assembly that best suits its needs without need to change the vision system processor, sensor or housing.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with control circuitry, wireless transceiver circuitry, and a display. The electronic device may be used to provide information to a user in response to being pointed at a particular object. The control circuitry may determine when the electronic device is pointed at a particular object using wireless control circuitry and/or motion sensor circuitry. In response to determining that the electronic device is pointed at a particular object, the control circuitry may take suitable action. This may include, for example, displaying information about an object when the electronic device is pointed at the object, displaying control icons for electronic equipment when the electronic device is pointed at the electronic equipment, and/or displaying a virtual object when the electronic device is pointed at real world object.

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a first pixel including a first floating diffusion region and a second floating diffusion region, a second pixel including a first floating diffusion region, a second floating diffusion region, and a third floating diffusion region, a third pixel including a first floating diffusion region and a second floating diffusion region, and a fourth pixel including a first floating diffusion region, a second floating diffusion region, and a third floating diffusion region, wherein the second floating diffusion region of the first pixel and the second floating diffusion region of the second pixel are connected through a first metal line, and wherein the third floating diffusion region of the second pixel and the third floating diffusion region of the third pixel are connected through a second metal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating color video from a dual-context camera. A dual-context camera provides a first series of video frames encoded in accordance with a full color model and a second series of video frames encoded in accordance with an underdetermined color model. The two series of video frames are interleaved as to form a series of pairs of frames, each comprising a color video frame and an underdetermined video frame. An image merger generates a composite image for each pair of frames in the series of frames. The composite image includes a set of brightness values from the underdetermined video frame and a set of chrominance values from the color video frame. A color video source replaces the underdetermined image in each of the series of pairs of frames with the composite image generated for the pair of frames to provide a color video stream.

Abstract: A method of automatic activation of a responder camera to begin capturing a video can be performed by a computing device. The computing device receives an indication of a location or an event. The computing device determines a geographic area associated with the location or event. The computing device receives a dispatch acknowledgement from a responder, where the dispatch acknowledgement indicates that the responder is at the geographic area or that the responder is en route to the geographic area. The computing device automatically sends a camera activation signal to a responder camera associated with the responder in response to receiving the dispatch acknowledgement from the responder. The responder camera is configured to begin capturing a video in response to receiving the camera activation signal.

Abstract: A device includes a digital camera positioned underneath a display of the device that captures images through the display. When capturing images using the digital camera, light emitted by the display can get into the digital camera, interfering with or corrupting the captured images. Calibration images are displayed on the display and captured by the digital camera to be used to generate an enhanced output image that mitigates the interference from the display. Recalibration images are subsequently captured in response to any of a variety of different trigger events that may cause or indicate a change in the alignment and geometries of the display pixels to the imager pixels. The captured recalibration image is merged with the previously captured calibration image to generate a merged calibration image, which is afterwards used as the captured calibration image.

Abstract: A focus detection device calculates a shift amount between a first focus detection signal and a second focus detection signal both generated based on a signal obtained from an image sensor. The device also calculates a conversion coefficient and applies the conversion coefficient to the shift amount to convert the shift amount into a defocus amount of an imaging optical system. The device calculates the conversion coefficient based on at least one of a pupil eccentricity amount and an incident pupil distance, both are dependent on an image height at a focus detection position.

Abstract: A lens system that forms an image on an imaging element, includes: first to third lens element arranged in order; a diaphragm; and a lens element on the image surface side. At least one of the first and second lens elements has a free-curved surface, and one of the first and second lens elements has free-curved surfaces on both sides. The third lens element has free-curved surfaces on both sides. The first lens element has a convex shape, toward the object side, of a surface facing the object side. The second lens element has a convex shape, toward the object side, of a surface facing the image surface side. The third lens element has a convex shape, toward the image surface side, of a surface facing the object side. The lens element on the image surface side has, at least on the object side, a free-curved surface.

Abstract: A camera-puddle lamp integrated apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprising a lens module; an image sensor; a light source; and an optical unit, wherein the image sensor is spaced apart from a rear of the lens module so that the image sensor and the lens module are formed to operate as a camera, the light source is disposed to be coplanar with the image sensor and disposed at a peripheral portion of the image sensor, the optical unit is disposed in front of the light source so that light emitted from the light source is directed to a rear end of the lens module, and the camera-puddle lamp integrated apparatus is formed to operate as a puddle lamp by the light source and the optical unit.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to optical devices and related methods that facilitate tilt in camera systems, such as tilt of a lens. In one example, an optical device includes a lens, an image sensor disposed below the lens, a plurality of magnets disposed about the lens, and a plurality of: (1) vertical coil structures coiled in one or more vertical planes and (2) horizontal coil structures coiled in one or more horizontal planes. When power is applied, the coil structures can generate magnetic fields that, in the presence of the magnets, cause relative movement of the coil structures and associated structures. The plurality of vertical coil structures are configured to horizontally move the lens. The plurality of horizontal coil structures are configured to tilt the lens when differing electrical power is applied to at least two of the plurality of horizontal coil structures.

Abstract: In one implementation, an event sensor includes a plurality of pixels and an event compiler. The plurality of pixels are positioned to receive light from a scene disposed within a field of view of the event sensor. Each pixel is configured to have an operational state that is modified by control signals generated by a respective state circuit. The event compiler is configured to output a stream of pixel events. Each respective pixel event corresponds to a breach of a comparator threshold related to an intensity of incident illumination. Each control signal is generated based on feedback information that is received from an image pipeline configured to consume image data derived from the stream of pixel events.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store instructions, at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory and configured to execute the instructions to receive a photographing instruction, and an optical system configured to perform a first photographing method before reception of the photographing instruction, and a second photographing method after reception of the photographing instruction. The at least one processor further executes instructions to combine a plurality of first images at different in-focus positions captured by using the first photographing method with a plurality of second images at different in-focus positions captured by using the second photographing method. The optical system performs readout an image sensor, while keeping the drive of a focus lens, in the first photographing method, and stops the focus lens at different positions in the second photographing method.

Abstract: A method for enhancing an image and an image enhancement device are described. The method for enhancing an image including: capturing an initial image including a plurality of pixels, and performing a pixel-by-pixel dehazing operation for each of the plurality of pixels. The performing including: generating, for each of the plurality of pixels, a value for a blended gray image based on color channels of the pixel, generating, for each of the plurality of pixels, a value for a transmission map based on the blended gray image, and generating, for each of the plurality of pixels, output color channels for a processed image based on the value for the transmission map, the processed image being an enhancement of the initial image.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display and a processor configured to obtain a low-frequency variation amount based on low-frequency information corresponding to a first frame and low-frequency information corresponding to a second frame, obtain a high-frequency variation amount based on high-frequency information corresponding to the first frame and high-frequency information corresponding to the second frame, obtain a weight based on a difference between the low-frequency variation amount and the high-frequency variation amount, apply the weight to a high-frequency frame corresponding to the second frame, obtain an output frame corresponding to the second frame, based on the second frame and a high-frequency frame to which the weight is applied, and control the display to display the obtained output frame.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provides an image reconstruction method and device.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus, which includes a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of holding at least an image captured by the image capturing apparatus and capable of communicating with the mounted device in accordance with a predetermined standard, obtains, from the device, information of communication specifications used to perform predetermined communication, in accordance with the predetermined standard, with the device mounted in the mounting part, and performs, using the obtained information of the communication specifications, the predetermined communication with the device mounted in the mounting part in accordance with the predetermined standard.

Abstract: A system for obtaining dark current images includes one or more processors and one or more hardware storage devices storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to configure the system to perform various acts. The acts include obtaining a first image frame, generating a first low-pass filtered image by applying a low-pass filter to the first image frame, and generating a first estimated dark current image by subtracting the first low-pass filtered image from the first image frame.