Multi-aperture camera system having auto focusing function and/or depth estimation function
US10613417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/951
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-aperture camera system having an auto focusing function comprises: multiple apertures; an image sensor that creates multiple images by processing light signals introduced through the multiple apertures, respectively; and an auto focusing unit that determines a distance by which the image sensor moves relative to the multiple apertures by using the multiple images for auto focusing, wherein at least one of the multiple apertures has a central position that is misaligned with those of the remaining apertures other than the at least one aperture.
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