US 11,982,925 B2
Folded zoom camera module with adaptive aperture
Noy Cohen, Tel Aviv (IL); Ephraim Goldenberg, Tel Aviv (IL); and Michael Scherer, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/515,469.
Application 18/515,469 is a continuation of application No. 18/301,438, filed on Apr. 17, 2023, granted, now 11,860,515.
Application 18/301,438 is a continuation of application No. 17/104,744, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,656,538, issued on May 23, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/939,943, filed on Nov. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0085765 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 5/335 (2011.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/17 (2021.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)
CPC G03B 17/17 (2013.01) [G02B 13/007 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing a folded camera that includes a lens module with a height HM and comprising a native aperture, an adaptive aperture (AA) and an AA forming mechanism, wherein the AA forming mechanism has a height HAA not larger than HM;
defining a region of interest (ROI) in a scene;
obtaining a depth of the ROI with respect to the folded camera;
using the depth of the ROI to determine ideal AA settings;
adjusting the AA according to the ideal AA settings to obtain an adjusted AA; and
capturing an image including the ROI with the adjusted AA.