H04N23/00

IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING PROCESSING METHOD
20230023754 · 2023-01-26 ·

An imaging device includes: an imaging unit; an imaging time information storage unit configured to store imaging time information for each imaging direction; and a distribution information generation unit configured to sequentially acquire frames from an image signal, cut out partial image information of a preset cutout range, generate distribution image information, specify an imaging direction with the longest imaging time at a predetermined determination timing, determine whether the partial image information of the cutout range acquired when the specified imaging direction is captured is included in an imaging angle of view after an imaging direction has changed, and when it is determined as being included, cut out a range corresponding to the partial image information of the cutout range acquired when the specified imaging direction is captured, from a frame to be acquired subsequently, thereby generating the distribution image information.

THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT DETECTION ELEMENT, DEVICE AND METHOD

This thin film is a thin film for detecting circularly polarized light, and includes a plurality of inorganic layers constituting a layered structure and/or a plurality of inorganic chains constituting a chain structure, which are formed of a perovskite type substance, and chiral molecules incorporated in at least a part of a boundary part between the adjacent inorganic layers and/or between the inorganic chains, wherein the chiral molecules include only one of S-form chiral molecules and R-form chiral molecules or chiral molecules with a higher abundance proportion of one of S-form chiral molecules and R-form chiral molecules than an abundance proportion of the other of S-form chiral molecules and R-form chiral molecules, and wherein the crystal structure of the perovskite type substance is oriented in a predetermined direction.

LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND CAMERA INSPECTION DEVICE USING SAME
20230231088 · 2023-07-20 ·

The present invention relates to a light source device having minimized exposure of an LED package formed on the light source device, and a camera inspection device using same such that erroneous detections during camera inspection can be minimized A camera inspection device according to the present invention comprises: a portable terminal cradle on which a portable terminal equipped with a camera is cradled; a light source device installed to be spaced apart from the upper portion of the portable terminal cradle by a predetermined distance and configured to emit light towards the camera; and a controller for controlling the turning on/off of the light source device and imaging operations of the camera so as to perform a light bleeding inspection of the camera mounted on the portable terminal. A light source device according to the present invention comprises: an LED package having multiple LED elements mounted on the upper surface of a printed circuit board; and an LED package cover having multiple coupling holes into which the multiple LED elements mounted on the LED package are inserted, respectively, the LED package cover covering a part of the upper surface of the printed circuit board, which is exposed between the multiple LED elements. The LED package cover having a lusterless surface is used to insert the LED elements mounted on the LED package into the coupling holes and to cover same, thereby preventing light bleeding inspection erroneous detections caused by exposure of elements, wires, or soldering parts on side surfaces of the LED elements. The LED package cover has the same height as that of the LED elements of the LED package, thereby preventing the LED elements from being damaged by exposure to the outside.

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Color mixing between pixels of different colors is suppressed. A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor layer including a plurality of photoelectric conversion sections partitioned by an isolation region; a shared on-chip lens arranged on a light incident surface side of the semiconductor layer, the shared on-chip lens being shared by the photoelectric conversion sections adjacent to each other with the isolation region interposed between the photoelectric conversion sections, and having a condensing point positioned in the isolation region; and a concave portion provided in an upper portion of the photoelectric conversion sections that share the shared on-chip lens on the light incident surface of the semiconductor layer.

Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method
11563490 · 2023-01-24 · ·

Both a conventional receiver and an HDR-compatible receiver well perform electro-optical conversion processing on transmission video data obtained by using an HDR opto-electronic transfer characteristic. High dynamic range opto-electronic conversion is performed on high dynamic range video data to obtain the transmission video data. Encoding processing is performed on this transmission video data to obtain a video stream. A container of a predetermined format including this video stream is transmitted. Metadata information indicating a standard dynamic range opto-electronic transfer characteristic is inserted into a layer of the video stream, and metadata information indicating a high dynamic range opto-electronic transfer characteristic is inserted into at least one of the layer of the video stream and a layer of the container.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT COMPENSATION TIME OF CAMERA MODULE
20230232113 · 2023-07-20 ·

This application provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a light compensation time of a camera module. An example method includes: determining a first target area in a first image shot by a camera before a current frame; determining a first exposure time period of a first target photosensitive chip row in the current frame based on the first target area; and indicating, based on the first exposure time period, an infrared light source to perform light compensation in response to at least that the photosensitive chip is exposed in the current frame.

IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME
20230232106 · 2023-07-20 ·

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, a memory, at least one camera, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit, the memory, and the at least one camera and is configured to obtain information related to the location of at least one external electronic device on the basis of a signal received from the at least one external electronic device via the communication circuit, receive information of a subject related to the at least one external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device via the communication circuit, and configure image capturing information of the at least one camera on the basis of the information related to the location of the external electronic device and the information of the subject.

CAMERA MODULE THAT PERFORMS IMAGE STABILIZATION
20230229058 · 2023-07-20 ·

A camera module includes a lens assembly aligned along an optical axis, an optical image stabilization (OIS) carrier coupled to the lens assembly to move the lens assembly on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and a housing to accommodate the lens assembly and the OIS carrier. A first OIS magnet and a second OIS magnet are fixed to a first side surface of the OIS carrier, and are arranged side by side on the first side surface along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis. A first OIS coil member and a second OIS coil member face the first OIS magnet and the second OIS magnet, respectively. A first portion of the first OIS magnet is adjacent to the second OIS magnet and a second portion of the second OIS magnet is adjacent to the first OIS magnet.

State detection device
11561408 · 2023-01-24 · ·

A state detection device includes a camera configured to capture an image of an imaging area where a driver is present, a laser configured to emit light toward the imaging area, and an optical member configured to emit the light of the laser with spreading to a predetermined irradiation area.

LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT

A lens driving apparatus includes a cover member; a housing disposed inside the cover member; a bobbin disposed inside the housing so as to move in a first direction; a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; a first magnet coupled to the housing; an upper elastic member disposed on the upper side of the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; a base disposed on a the lower side of the housing and coupled to the cover member; a substrate disposed between the housing and the base and including a circuit member having a second coil disposed to be opposite to the first magnet; and a plurality of support members connected to the upper elastic member and the substrate. Each of the plurality of support members is disposed in the proximity of the edge of the upper elastic member, and wherein the support members are connected to the upper elastic member at a position where a length in the x direction and a length in they direction are different on the basis of the edge of the upper elastic member.