US 12,231,772 B2
Dual aperture zoom camera with video support and switching/non-switching dynamic control
Noy Cohen, Tel Aviv (IL); Oded Gigushinski, Tel Aviv (IL); Nadav Geva, Tel Aviv (IL); Gal Shabtay, Tel Aviv (IL); Ester Ashkenazi, Tel Aviv (IL); Ruthy Katz, Tel Aviv (IL); and Ephraim Goldenberg, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on May 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/675,018.
Application 18/675,018 is a continuation of application No. 18/449,724, filed on Aug. 15, 2023, granted, now 12,022,196.
Application 18/449,724 is a continuation of application No. 18/064,369, filed on Dec. 12, 2022, granted, now 11,770,616, issued on Sep. 26, 2023.
Application 18/064,369 is a continuation of application No. 17/742,848, filed on May 12, 2022, granted, now 11,546,518, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Application 17/742,848 is a continuation of application No. 17/136,538, filed on Dec. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,350,038, issued on May 31, 2022.
Application 17/136,538 is a continuation of application No. 16/704,266, filed on Dec. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,917,576, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Application 16/704,266 is a continuation of application No. 16/434,417, filed on Jun. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,567,666, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/434,417 is a continuation of application No. 16/241,505, filed on Jan. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,356,332, issued on Jul. 16, 2019.
Application 16/241,505 is a continuation of application No. 15/324,720, granted, now 10,230,898, issued on Mar. 12, 2019, previously published as PCT/IB2016/053803, filed on Jun. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/204,667, filed on Aug. 13, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0314439 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/69 (2023.01) [H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A zoom digital camera, comprising:
a Wide imaging section that includes a fixed focal length Wide lens with a Wide field of view (FOV) and a Wide sensor, the Wide imaging section operative to provide Wide image data of an object;
a Tele imaging section that includes a fixed focal length Tele lens with a Tele FOV that is narrower than the Wide FOV and a Tele sensor, the Tele imaging section operative to provide Tele image data of the object; and
a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections, wherein the camera controller is configured to receive Wide image data and Tele image data and to use the Wide image data and Tele image data to calculate a parallax between the Wide imaging section and the Tele imaging section that causes a position shift between the Wide image data and Tele image data to be dependent on a distance of the object from the zoom digital camera, wherein the distance is calculated based on a feature disparity determined during a global registration, and
wherein the camera controller is further configured to use the parallax calculation to provide focus for the Wide imaging section and/or for the Tele imaging section.