Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348342000 | With frequency selective filter (e.g., IR cut, optical LPF, etc.) | 50 |
20090027543 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, DIGITAL CAMERA, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA - An image processor including an object extracting device extracting an object region from original image data; an object separating device separating the object region from the other region; a first filter subjecting the object region to out-of-focus filtering processing to output first image data; a second filter subjecting the other region to out-of-focus filtering processing to output second image data; an image synthesizing device synthesizing the first and second image data; a displaying device displaying the synthesized image data and original image data; a region splitting device splitting the synthesized image data into plural regions; a high-frequency component obtaining device obtaining high-frequency components in each of the plural regions; a high-frequency component analyzing device analyzing the high-frequency components; and a zooming device zooming a region among the plural regions having higher frequency components. | 01-29-2009 |
20090040362 | Apparatus and method for producing video signals - A method is disclosed for producing signals representative of an image of a scene including the following steps: providing an image sensor with a lenticular lens pattern thereon, and projecting the image onto the image sensor via the lenticular lens pattern, the image sensor having a pixel element pattern and the lenticular lens pattern having diamond shaped lenticles and being diagonally oriented with respect to the horizontal scanning direction of the pixel element pattern; and producing image-representative signals by reading out signals from the pixel elements of the image sensor. | 02-12-2009 |
20090231481 | OPTICAL LOW PASS FILTER AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An optical low pass filter includes one portion that splits an incident light beam into plural light beams having a predetermined split width in a predetermined direction, and emits the light beams, and another portion that splits the incident light beam into plural light beams having a split width different from the predetermined split width in the predetermined direction, and emits the light beams. | 09-17-2009 |
20090262234 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a characteristic parameter indicating the characteristics of a filter process; a detection unit configured to detect, on the basis of the characteristic parameter input by the input unit, a phase shift amount between the image-captured signal and an obtained signal; a first forming unit configured to form a first prediction tap composed of a plurality of obtained pixels used to predict a target image-captured pixel value; a coefficient obtaining unit configured to obtain a first prediction coefficient generated in accordance with the characteristic parameter and the phase shift amount in order to predict the target image-captured pixel value by product-sum computation with the value of the first prediction tap; and a first computation unit configured to generate a first output signal corresponding to the image-captured signal by performing product-sum computation between the first prediction coefficient. | 10-22-2009 |
20100026876 | MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A multispectral image capturing apparatus has different spectral sensitivity characteristics of at least four bands. Three primary bands of the at least four bands have spectral sensitivity characteristics of standard RGB. At least one auxiliary band of the rest of the at least four bands excluding the three primary bands has a spectral sensitivity characteristic of a narrower bandwidth than bandwidths of the RGB. | 02-04-2010 |
20100188557 | IMAGE RENDITION AND CAPTURE - An image rendition and capture method includes rendering a first image on a surface using a first set of wavelength ranges of light. While the first image is being rendered, a second image is captured using a second set of wavelength ranges of light but not the first set. The second image is of the surface on which the first image is being rendered. | 07-29-2010 |
20100328519 | AUTO FOCUSING APPARATUS AND CAMERA APPLYING THE SAME - Disclosed are an auto-focusing apparatus and a camera employing the same. The auto-focusing apparatus includes a pupil division unit including a plurality of holes of different sizes. The pencil of light ray entering through the photographing lens of the camera are divided into a plurality of pencils of light ray by being passed through the plurality of holes. The pupil division unit is arranged to focus the plurality of pencils of light ray onto an image capturing unit of the camera. The auto-focusing apparatus further includes a calculation unit that determines the focusing state of the camera based on combined images of the plurality of pencils of light ray captured by the image capturing unit. | 12-30-2010 |
20110085072 | Camera Module and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Disclosed is a camera module and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the camera module includes a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a holder fixed at the PCB, with one side formed with an optical transmission hole and the other side being opened, one or more lenses to be inserted into the holder, and a fixture ring to be inserted into the holder and fixed at an image sensor for fixing one or more lenses, whereby occurrence of defect caused by introduction of foreign objects during assembly of camera module can be minimized, and structure of camera module can be simplified to facilitate the assembling process and to reduce the assembling time. | 04-14-2011 |
20110115964 | DICHROIC APERTURE FOR ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICE - A dichroic filter that for use with an electronic imaging device, such as a camera. The dichroic filter is located in the main imaging lens, and may permit all light to pass through a first portion and be measured by a photosensor, while restricting at least some portions of visible light from passing through a second portion thereof. In this manner, only the non-restricted portions of visible light passing through the second portion may be measured by the associated pixels of the photosensor. The filter may be formed from a first aperture permitting a first set of wavelengths to pass therethrough and a second aperture adjacent the first aperture, the second aperture permitting only a subset of the first set of wavelengths to pass therethrough. The second aperture may be a dichroic mirror or it may be an optical filter of some other type. | 05-19-2011 |
20110134306 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the camera module includes a lens unit, an image sensing unit, which converts light received through the lens unit to an electrical signal, a housing, which supports the lens unit, and a shield can, which supports a lower side of the housing and is made of a conductive metallic material so as to shield an electromagnetic wave. | 06-09-2011 |
20110134307 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the camera module includes a lens unit, an image sensing unit, which converts light received through the lens unit to an electrical signal, and a shield can, which supports the lens unit and is made of a conductive metallic material so as to shield an electromagnetic wave. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141338 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module is disclosed. The camera module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, which has a hollow part formed therein, a lens module, which has a lens and is installed in the hollow part of the housing in such a way that the lens module can reciprocate in a direction of an optical axis, and a foreign substance pan, which is coupled to the lens module and disposed to correspond to a gap formed between the housing and the lens module and in which foreign substance has passed through the gap being settled on the foreign substance pan. Therefore, since the entered foreign substance or the generated foreign substance is prevented from approaching an image sensor, etc., defect caused by the foreign substance can be prevented. | 06-16-2011 |
20110187918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING A SURROUNDING AREA ONTO A DETECTOR DEVICE - An image of a surrounding area is projected onto a detector of a detector device by way of an optical system that produces an imaging beam path. A screen is disposed in the imaging beam path and the screen shadows a subarea of the image of the surrounding area on the detector. In order to allow an object which is dazzling the detector device to be masked out and nevertheless to allow the surrounding area to be monitored, the screen is subdivided into a plurality of segments which can be operated individually, and segments which are associated with the subarea are selected and operated, and are in this way heated. The transmission of the selected segments is reduced by the heating throughout the frequency range in which the detector is sensitive, and the selected segments of the screen thus shadow the subarea of the image. | 08-04-2011 |
20110187919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING A SURROUNDING AREA ON A DETECTOR DEVICE - A surrounding area is imaged onto a detector of a detector device. An optical system produces an imaging beam path and a panel, which is arranged in the imaging beam path, shadows a subarea of the image of the surrounding area on the detector. In order to mask out an object which would dazzle the detector device, while nevertheless being able to monitor the surrounding area, the panel is illuminated in a subarea, and the transmission of the panel in the subarea is reduced by the illumination in the entire frequency range in which the detector is sensitive. The illuminated subarea of the panel shadows the selected subarea of the image. | 08-04-2011 |
20120019707 | REFRACTION ASSISTED ILLUMINATION FOR IMAGING - Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for imaging subsurface features of a semiconductor object comprising a first region having a first doping property and a second region having a second doping property. The semiconductor object may comprise subsurface features and material between a surface of the semiconductor object and the subsurface features. The material may have an index of refraction that is greater than an index of refraction of a surrounding medium in contact with the surface of the semiconductor object. For example, a system may comprise an imaging device comprising an objective. The imaging device may be sensitive to a first wavelength. The system may also comprise an illumination source to emit illumination substantially at the first wavelength. The illumination may be directed towards the surface of the semiconductor object at a first angle relative to a normal of the surface. The first angle is greater than an acceptance angle of the objective of the imaging device. Also, the first wavelength may have a photonic energy substantially equal to a bandgap of the first region. | 01-26-2012 |
20120169916 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM - An image capture system comprises a lens module, a color filter frame, and a cover. The lens module has an image sensor received in the cover. The cover has a threaded hole corresponding to the image sensor. The color filter frame comprises at least one bracket and a fixing frame. The bracket including a color filter is fixed by the fixing frame corresponding to the threaded hole. | 07-05-2012 |
20120194728 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an image sensor module, a camera module including the image sensor module, and a method of correcting a back focal length of a camera including the camera module. The image sensor module includes an image sensor which converts light into an electrical signal; an infrared ray filter which is configured to be movable between a first position in an optical path of the light entering the image sensor and a second position outside the optical path of the light entering the image sensor, and decreases an amount of infrared rays entering the image sensor if the infrared ray filter is at the first position; and a variable focus liquid crystal lens which is disposed in the optical path. | 08-02-2012 |
20130021515 | ADVANCED INFRARED CUT-OFF OPTICAL FILTERS - An infrared cut-off optical filter includes a substrate and a film structure. The substrate has a thickness and allows incoming lights to enter the optical filter at an incidence angle. The film structure is formed on the substrate to reduce an angle dependence of the optical filter with respect to the incoming lights. Further, the film structure contains a plurality of first type thin films with a first refractive index and a plurality of second type thin films with a second refractive index; the first type thin films and the second type thin films are arranged alternately; and thickness of individual films of the first type thin films and the second type thin films are controlled individually such that a substantial number of the first type thin films and the second type thin films have different thickness. | 01-24-2013 |
20140055661 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus disclosed in the present application includes a lens optical system L, an imaging device N including a plurality of first and second pixels P | 02-27-2014 |
20140098282 | NOVEL ORGANIC COMPOUND AND ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT CONTAINING THE SAME - An organic compound having the following general formula [1]: | 04-10-2014 |
20140104481 | Imaging With Polarization Removal - An imaging system includes a projector, a camera and a filter set of polarization filters. The projector is to project light onto a surface. The camera is to capture light reflected from the surface. The filter set is to remove light of a first polarization from the projected light and to remove light of a non-first polarization from the reflected light so that the camera detects only reflected light having the first polarization. | 04-17-2014 |
20140132821 | IMAGE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR REMOVING DUST FROM A SURFACE OF AN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor assembly includes: an image sensor; a support plate disposed on a back surface of the image sensor; a first frame which includes a first hole which is open allowing incident light onto the image sensor and is disposed on a front surface of the support plate to enclose at least a side edge of the image sensor; an optical filter disposed in the first hole to block a part of the incident light; a second frame which includes a second hole which is open to allow light to be incident onto the optical filter and is disposed in front of the first frame; a front plate which is disposed in front of the second hole to contact a front surface of at least a side edge of the second frame; and a vibrator which is combined with at least a side edge of the front plate. | 05-15-2014 |
20140176781 | CAMERA HARDWARE DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC REARVIEW MIRROR - An apparatus for capturing an image includes a plurality of lens elements coaxially encompassed within a lens housing. One of the lens elements includes an aspheric lens element having a surface profile configured to enhance a desired region of a captured image. At least one glare-reducing element coaxial with the plurality of lens elements receives light subsequent to the light sequentially passing through each of the lens elements. An imaging chip receives the light subsequent to the light passing through the at least one glare-reducing element. The imaging chip includes a plurality of green, blue and red pixels. | 06-26-2014 |
20140184880 | Photographic Lens Optical System - First, second, third, and fourth lenses (in order from an object side) are arranged between the object and an image sensor where an image of the object is formed. The first lens may have a positive refractive power and may be a meniscus lens that is convex toward the object. The second lens may have a positive refractive power and may be a meniscus lens that is convex toward the image sensor. The third lens may have a positive refractive power and may be a meniscus lens that is convex toward the image sensor. At least one of an incident surface and an exit surface of the fourth lens may be an aspherical surface. The fourth lens may have a negative refractive power or a positive refractive power. A viewing angle θ of the lens optical system may satisfy a conditional expression, 2.5<|tan θ|<3.5. | 07-03-2014 |
20140211073 | OBJECTIVE OPTICS WITH INTERFERENCE FILTER - Optical apparatus includes an image sensor and an optical assembly, which is configured to focus optical radiation via an aperture stop onto the image sensor. The optical assembly includes a plurality of optical surfaces, consisting of a first, curved surface through which the optical radiation enters the assembly, a final surface through which the rays exit the assembly toward the image sensor, and at least two intermediate surfaces between the first and final surfaces. An interference filter, which has a center wavelength and a passband no greater than 4% of the center wavelength, and includes a coating formed on one of the optical surfaces. All rays of the optical radiation passing through the aperture stop are incident on the coating over a range of incidence angles with a half-width that is no greater than three fourths of the numerical aperture of the optical assembly. | 07-31-2014 |
20140267878 | SPECTRAL CAMERA WITH OVERLAPPING SEGMENTS OF IMAGE COPIES INTERLEAVED ONTO SENSOR ARRAY - A spectral camera having an objective lens, an array of lenses for producing optical copies of segments of the image, an array of filters for the different optical channels and having an interleaved spatial pattern, and a sensor array to detect the copies of the image segments is disclosed. Further, detected segment copies of spatially adjacent optical channels have different passbands and represent overlapping segments of the image, and detected segment copies of the same passband on spatially non-adjacent optical channels represent adjacent segments of the image which fit together. Having segments of the image copied can help enable better optical quality for a given cost. Having an interleaved pattern of the filter bands with overlapping segments enables each point of the image to be sensed at different bands to obtain the spectral output for many bands simultaneously to provide better temporal resolution. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285704 | OPTICAL FILTER, LIGHT QUANTITY CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - The optical filter includes a filter edge portion forming a boundary between a region through which a light flux is transmitted and a region through which the light flux is not transmitted. The filter edge portion has a concavo-convex shape whose edge outline is formed by a continuous curved line including convex portions and concave portions alternately arranged in a direction in which the boundary extends. The curved line includes part satisfying θa≦60°. θa represents an angle formed by a tangent at an arbitrary point on the curved line between a top point of one convex portion and a bottom point of one concave portion adjacent to the one convex portion with a tangent at the top point of the one convex portion, the angle θa becoming larger as the arbitrary point becomes farther from the top point. | 09-25-2014 |
20140333820 | Polarizing Optical Element, Optical Low Pass Filer and Photographing Apparatus - A polarizing optical element comprising a multdayer film in which two or more types of polymeric films are laminated, wherein a number of laminated polymeric films is 500 to 500,000 in total, each of the two or more types of polymeric films has a uniform refractive index and has a film thickness of 0.2 μm to 40 μm, and a difference in refractive index between the two or more types of polymeric films is larger than or equal to 0.05. | 11-13-2014 |
20140354873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL DUAL BALANCED IMAGING - An apparatus and method for multi-spectral dual balanced imaging is provided. The apparatus includes: (a) a first member operable to produce from incident light a first band having first band wavelengths and a second band; and (b) a second member operable to produce from the second band a third band having wavelengths shorter than the first band wavelengths, excluding the first band wavelengths and having wavelengths longer than the first band wavelengths. The method involves: (a) producing from incident light a first band having first band wavelengths and a second band; and (b) producing from the second band a third band having wavelengths shorter than the first band wavelengths, excluding the first band wavelengths and having wavelengths longer than the first band wavelengths. | 12-04-2014 |
20150015768 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging element includes: a semiconductor substrate in which a plurality of pixels is arranged in a two-dimensional array; a color filter layer which is laminated in a position corresponding to the pixel on an upper layer of the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of micro lenses which is laminated on an upper layer of the color filter layer to condense light which is incident onto the pixel; and an isolated columnar reflective wall which is vertically provided in an intermediate layer between the semiconductor substrate and the micro lens at every position of a gap enclosed by the plurality of adjacent micro lenses and reflects the light which is incident onto the color filter from the gap to a direction facing the pixel corresponding to the color filter. | 01-15-2015 |
20150036038 | APERTURE SCANNING FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHIC IMAGING - Certain aspects pertain to aperture-scanning Fourier ptychographic imaging devices comprising an aperture scanner that can generate an aperture at different locations at an intermediate plane of an optical arrangement, and a detector that can acquire lower resolution intensity images for different aperture locations, and wherein a higher resolution complex image may be constructed by iteratively updating regions in Fourier space with the acquired lower resolution images. | 02-05-2015 |
20150062409 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus includes a heat sink radiating the image sensor, a cooling fan unit configured to cool the heat sink, and a first lens barrel including a hollow portion configured to guide light to the image sensor. The first lens barrel holds the cooling fan unit and house the holder unit movably in the hollow portion in an optical axis direction of the image pickup optical system. The holder unit includes a first inlet and a first outlet. The first lens barrel includes a second inlet for taking in external air and a second outlet for exhausting the external air taken in through the second inlet. The first inlet is connected to the second inlet and the first outlet is connected to the second outlet when the holder unit is positioned in the hollow portion of the first lens barrel. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070563 | FILTER DEVICE FOR A CAMERA - A filter device for a camera which has an optical path, comprises at least one filter unit which has an actuation device and at least one first filter element and one second filter element. The actuation device has a holding device which can be magnetically coupled to the first and to the second filter element and which can be displaced linearly to bring the filter elements selectively into the optical path of the camera or to move them out of the optical path of the camera. | 03-12-2015 |
20150098007 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a solid-state imaging device which includes a plurality of pixels including an imaging pixel for generating a captured image and a focus detection pixel for detecting a focus, in which the focus detection pixel includes a microlens, a photoelectric conversion unit which receives light incident from the microlens, a light-shielding unit which shields a portion of light incident on the photoelectric conversion unit, and a dimming filter which dims the light incident on the photoelectric conversion unit and is formed to contain a black pigment. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a CMOS image sensor. | 04-09-2015 |
20150103229 | MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING DEVICE AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING METHOD - A multispectral imaging device includes: an illumination optical system; and an imaging optical system, wherein the illumination optical system includes a filter group disposed in an overlap region of bundles of illumination rays which reach points in an imaging area of a subject, and including at least a first filter and a second filter having different transmission properties, and the imaging optical system includes: an image sensor which includes at least first light receiving elements and second light receiving elements; and a separation optical element which guides light which has passed through the first filter to the first light receiving elements, and guides light which has passed through the second filter to the second light receiving elements. | 04-16-2015 |
20150116575 | IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE AND OPTICAL AUXILIARY UNIT THEREOF - An image capturing module includes an image sensing unit and an optical auxiliary unit. The image sensing unit includes a carrier substrate and an image sensing chip disposed on the carrier substrate and electrically connected to the carrier substrate. The optical auxiliary unit includes a housing frame for covering the image sensing chip and a movable lens assembly movably disposed in the housing frame. The movable lens assembly includes a movable casing movably disposed in the housing frame, at least one optical lens group disposed in the movable casing, a microlens array substrate disposed in the movable casing, and a nonconductive photosensitive film layer disposed on the microlens array substrate for increasing the light absorption capability. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116576 | IMAGE CAPTURE ASSEMBLY, DIGITAL CAMERA AND A MOBILE DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION - The present disclosure discloses an image capture assembly, digital camera and a mobile device having an improved construction. In one example embodiment, there is provided an image capture assembly, comprising: a lens; an image sensor; an optical grade plate disposed between the lens and the image sensor, wherein the plate comprises a substrate which material is selected from poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and sapphire glass; and an image signal processor coupled to the image sensor, wherein the image signal processor is configured to process data provided by the image sensor to generate a digital image. | 04-30-2015 |
20150146077 | IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH IMAGE PIXELS HAVING ADJUSTABLE SPECTRAL RESPONSES - An imaging system may include an image sensor having an array of image pixels. Some image pixels in the array may be provided with spectral response adjustment structures. For example, a plurality of broadband pixels in the array may include spectral response adjustment structures. The spectral response adjustment structures may be configured to narrow the spectral response of the broadband pixels in high light conditions. For example, the spectral response of the broadband pixels may transition from clear to gray, from clear to green, or from yellow to green as the light level increases. The spectral response adjustment structures may, for example, be formed from photochromic materials or electrochromic elements. Processing circuitry in the imaging system may generate a color correction matrix for an image based at least partly on the state of the spectral response adjustment structures. | 05-28-2015 |
20150301245 | NEAR-INFRARED-ABSORBING COMPOSITION, NEAR-INFRARED CUT-OFF FILTER USING SAME, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, CAMERA MODULE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a near-infrared-absorbing composition capable of forming a cured film having excellent heat resistance while maintaining strong near-infrared shielding properties when a cured film is produced. The near-infrared-absorbing composition of the present invention includes a copper complex obtained by reacting two or more kinds of sulfonic acids represented by General Formula (I) described below or salts thereof with a copper component and a solvent. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304536 | IP CAMERA WITH IR CUT BURNOUT AND DISLOCATION AVOIDANCE MECHANISM - An IP camera is provided. The IP camera includes a camera lens, an imaging unit, an IR cut filter, a motor, and a control circuit. The motor controls the position of the IR cut filter. The control circuit outputs a first pulse signal to drive the motor to move the IR cut filter such that light that passes through the camera lens reaches the imaging unit without passing through the IR cut filter. The control circuit controls the motor and prevents the motor from heat-related damage. | 10-22-2015 |
20150346404 | INFRARED RAY ABSORBING COMPOSITION OR INFRARED RAY ABSORBING COMPOSITION KIT, INFRARED RAY CUT FILTER USING THE SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE INFRARED RAY CUT FILTER, CAMERA MODULE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CAMERA MODULE - An infrared ray absorbing composition kit comprises: a composition containing a copper compound or pigment having a maximum absorption wavelength in the wavelength range of 700 nm to 1000 nm; and a composition containing a metal oxide having a maximum absorption wavelength in the wavelength range of 800 nm to 2000 nm. | 12-03-2015 |
20160018574 | Dual Aperture Camera with Improved Color Gamut and Operating Method of Thereof - Disclosed is a dual aperture camera which includes a dual band filter and a CMOS image sensor (CIS). The dual band filter is adapted to filter light signals to receive a light signal of a first wavelength range and receive a light signal of a second wavelength range through a pin hole included therein. The CIS is adapted to process the light signal of the first wavelength range and the light signal of the second wavelength range received through the dual band filter. | 01-21-2016 |
20160026068 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL SYSTEM - An optimum low-pass filter effect according to various photographing condition parameters related to photographing conditions is obtained with flexibility without forcing the user to perform a troublesome manual operation in a photographing apparatus which drives an image sensor to obtain an optical low-pass filter effect. | 01-28-2016 |
20160065850 | MULTI-MODE CAMERA MODULE - Camera module with switchable light filters includes a lens module, a bearing rotating device, a visible light filter, and an infrared light filter. The bearing rotating device includes a rotating shaft, at least one guiding stick, and a bearing plate. The rotating bearing plate holds the two filters and defines an arcuated guiding slot. The circle center of the arcuated guiding slot is the rotating shaft. A visible light filter and an infrared light filter are switchable, their movement being governed by the guiding stick and the guiding slot, to respective alignment with an optical axis of the lens module. The camera module can rotate the bearing plate to switch the infrared filter for the visible filter where the acquisition of infrared light is required. | 03-03-2016 |
20160139308 | NEAR-INFRARED CUT FILTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A near-infrared cut filter of which a transmittance satisfies the conditions (A) and (B), and a solid-state image pickup device including the filter are provided. | 05-19-2016 |
20160154151 | COLOR FILTER ARRAY, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND INFRARED DATA ACQUISITION METHOD USING THE SAME | 06-02-2016 |
20160154154 | CAMERA MODULE | 06-02-2016 |
20160377861 | METHOD OF DESIGNING AN IMAGING SYSTEM, SPATIAL FILTER AND IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH A SPATIAL FILTER - A method of designing an imaging system including an optical system having a longitudinal optical axis, an image sensor and a spatial filter, the imaging system being configured to form an image of a focusing plane on the image sensor. The optical transfer function of the optical system combined with the spatial filter is calculated as a function of the image spatial frequencies, and of the focusing defect (Ψ), so as to determine a contrast map and a phase map of the optical system combined with the pupil function of the spatial filter, the contrast map and the phase map being a function, of the spatial frequency (f), and of the focusing defect (Ψ), and it is determined, based on these maps, a value of longitudinal extension (|P|) of the imaging system focusing depth domain in the useful range of spatial frequencies ([−fc; fc]) and an average contrast | 12-29-2016 |
20190149707 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | 05-16-2019 |
20190149749 | COMPACT LIGHT SENSOR | 05-16-2019 |