US 12,007,537 B2
Zoom dual-aperture camera with folded lens
Gal Shabtay, Tel Aviv (IL); Ephraim Goldenberg, Tel Aviv (IL); Gal Avivi, Tel Aviv (IL); and Gil Bachar, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to Corephotonics Lid., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/337,478.
Application 18/337,478 is a continuation of application No. 18/319,514, filed on May 18, 2023.
Application 18/319,514 is a continuation of application No. 18/147,162, filed on Dec. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,703,668.
Application 18/147,162 is a continuation of application No. 17/878,281, filed on Aug. 1, 2022, granted, now 11,567,305, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Application 17/878,281 is a continuation of application No. 17/577,430, filed on Jan. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,543,633, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Application 17/577,430 is a continuation of application No. 17/126,266, filed on Dec. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,262,559, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Application 17/126,266 is a continuation of application No. 16/664,841, filed on Oct. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,976,527, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 16/664,841 is a continuation of application No. 16/402,412, filed on May 3, 2019, granted, now 10,509,209, issued on Dec. 17, 2019.
Application 16/402,412 is a continuation of application No. 16/172,761, filed on Oct. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,571,665, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Application 16/172,761 is a continuation of application No. 15/820,917, filed on Nov. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,156,706, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Application 15/820,917 is a continuation of application No. 15/177,688, filed on Jun. 9, 2016, granted, now 9,829,684, issued on Nov. 28, 2017.
Application 15/177,688 is a continuation of application No. 14/717,258, filed on May 20, 2015, granted, now 9,392,188, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 14/717,258 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/455,906, filed on Aug. 10, 2014, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0350167 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/55 (2023.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 7/10 (2021.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 13/02 (2006.01); G02B 13/04 (2006.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC G02B 13/0065 (2013.01) [G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G02B 7/102 (2013.01); G02B 13/009 (2013.01); G02B 13/02 (2013.01); G02B 13/04 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)] 38 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile device, comprising:
a first camera having a first field-of-view (FOV1) and a first image sensor; and
a second camera having a second field-of-view (FOV2), a plurality of lens elements, a first reflecting element, and a second image sensor,
wherein FOV2<FOV1,
wherein the second camera has a F-number≤3,
wherein the first image sensor is configured to receive a first light from a first direction through a first optical path between an object and the first image sensor, and
wherein the second image sensor is configured to receive a second light from the first direction through a second optical path between the object and the second image sensor,
wherein the first reflecting element is disposed in the second optical path between the plurality of lens elements and the second image sensor, and
wherein the first camera is an auto-focus camera.