ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20210211615A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17134644

    申请日:2020-12-28

    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an image sensor including a pixel, the pixel including a micro lens, a plurality of photodiodes, and a color filter disposed between the plurality of photodiodes and the micro lens; a processor operatively connected to the image sensor; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores one or more instructions that, when executed by the image sensor, cause the image sensor to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising: determining whether the image sensor is in a high-resolution mode; when the image sensor is in the high-resolution mode, calculating a disparity based on signals detected from the plurality of photodiodes; when the disparity is not greater than a threshold value, applying a first remosaic algorithm to the signals; and when the disparity is greater than the threshold value, applying a second remosaic algorithm to the signals.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MOVING IMAGE DATA INCLUDING MULTIPLE SECTION IMAGES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200053273A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-13

    申请号:US16534081

    申请日:2019-08-07

    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes an image sensor, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the electronic device to: obtain a plurality of image frames including external light and an external object at a first designated frame rate using the image sensor, based on a capturing signal; identify a frequency of a flicker related to the external light source; generate first section images for at least a part of a time for which the plurality of image frames are obtained using frames selected from the plurality of image frames corresponding to a second designated frame rate based at least on the frequency, the second designated frame rate being lower than the first designated frame rate; generate second section images for at least a part of the time for which the plurality of image frames are obtained in response at least to a designated input using image frames obtained at the first designated frame rate after the designated input from among the plurality of image frames; and generate moving image data including at least the first section images and the second section images.

    IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180205869A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-19

    申请号:US15870439

    申请日:2018-01-12

    CPC classification number: H04N5/2357 H04N5/3532 H04N5/3742

    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including an image sensor including a lens, a pixel array configured to convert light collected through the lens into an electric signal and to output the electric signal, a readout circuit configured to convert electric signals sequentially received for each row of the pixel array into pixel data and to output the pixel data, a memory, and a controller configured to control the pixel array, the readout circuit and the memory, and a processor electrically connected to the image sensor. The controller is configured to generate a frame by integrating the pixel data sequentially received from the readout circuit, generate a profile regarding flickering of the collected light using the generated frame and another frame generated prior to the generated frame, and store the generated profile in the memory, obtain a profile set including profiles corresponding to a plurality of frames from the memory, and transfer the generated frame and the obtained profile set to the processor.

    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
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    发明申请
    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD 有权
    图像处理装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150187083A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-02

    申请号:US14571901

    申请日:2014-12-16

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor including at least one phase detection pixel, and a control unit operatively coupled to the image sensor. The control unit is configured to obtain image information and phase difference information about at least one subject through the image sensor, to identify a plurality of pieces of distance information corresponding to a plurality of regions associated with the image information, based on the phase difference information, and to process the image information, based on the distance information.

    Abstract translation: 提供电子设备。 电子设备包括包括至少一个相位检测像素的图像传感器和可操作地耦合到图像传感器的控制单元。 所述控制单元被配置为基于所述相位差信息来获得关于通过所述图像传感器的关于至少一个被摄体的图像信息和相位差信息,以识别与所述图像信息相关联的多个区域相对应的多条距离信息 并且基于距离信息来处理图像信息。

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING FAR-FIELD PERFORMANCE OF CAMERA

    公开(公告)号:US20230386061A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18448575

    申请日:2023-08-11

    CPC classification number: G06T7/586 H04N23/56 G06T5/002

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an optical output module, an image sensor configured to receive a reflected light that originates from a light output by the optical output module, and to obtain image data, a memory, and a processor operatively coupled to the optical output module, the image sensor, and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to control the optical output module to output a spotlight at a first time point, control the optical output module to output a floodlight at a second time point, produce a first depth map based on first image data associated with a first reflected light that originates from the spotlight, produce a second depth map based on second image data associated with a second reflected light that originates from the floodlight, and produce a third depth map based on the first depth map and the second depth map.

    CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220345634A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17861788

    申请日:2022-07-11

    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a camera module, and at least one processor, wherein the camera module includes a micro-lens array, a color filter array, and a light-receiving element array, wherein a first row of the micro-lens array includes a first micro-lens and a second micro-lens adjacent to the first micro-lens, wherein a first row of the color filter array includes a first color filter and a second color filter disposed under the first micro-lens, and a third color filter and a fourth color filter disposed under the second micro-lens, and wherein a first row of the light-receiving element array includes a first light-receiving element disposed under the first color filter, a second light-receiving element disposed under the second color filter, a third light-receiving element disposed under the third color filter, and a fourth light-receiving element disposed under the fourth color filter.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20210193728A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17130778

    申请日:2020-12-22

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided and includes an image sensor including a first unit pixel including a first micro-lens and a plurality of first photodiodes facing each other with a first color filter interposed between the plurality of first photodiodes, and a second unit pixel including a second micro-lens and a plurality of second photodiodes facing each other with a second color filter interposed between the plurality of second photodiodes, a camera module including the image sensor, and a processor operatively connected with the image sensor. The first unit pixel includes a first photodiode, a second photodiode, a third photodiode, and a fourth photodiode, which are disposed in a square shape such that a horizontal number of photodiodes is identical to a vertical number of photodiodes. The second unit pixel includes a fifth photodiode, a sixth photodiode, a seventh photodiode, and an eighth photodiode, which are disposed in a square shape such that a horizontal number of photodiodes is identical to a vertical number of photodiodes. The image sensor identifies an operation setting and an external environmental condition of the camera module and, upon identifying that the operation setting is a preview mode and the external environmental condition is a high luminous environment, identifies a first area signal corresponding to a signal of the first photodiode and the second photodiode, which are concatenated with each other and included in the first unit pixel, and identifies a second area signal that corresponds to a signal of the fifth photodiode, included in the second unit pixel, corresponding to a location of the first photodiode and the sixth photodiode, included in the second unit pixel, corresponding to a location of the second photodiode, and forms first auto focus (AF) information based on the first area signal and the second area signal.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLURALITY OF IMAGE SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20210044743A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US16647366

    申请日:2018-07-06

    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments can include: a first image sensor; a second image sensor electrically connected to the first image sensor through a first designated interface; and a processor connected to the first image sensor through a second designated interface and connected to the second image sensor through a third designated interface, wherein the processor can be set to obtain, from the second image sensor, a second image outputted through the third designated interface, and obtain, from the first image sensor, a first image outputted through the second designated interface, in response to a signal provided to the first image sensor through the first designated interface at the starting time of the output of the second image.

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