Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image pickup apparatus including lens elements having different diameters
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Application No.: US16142437Application Date: 2018-09-26
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Publication No.: US10939043B2Publication Date: 2021-03-02
- Inventor: Kyong-tae Park
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2014-0048873 20140423
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; G02B13/00 ; G02B3/00 ; G02B27/10 ; G02B27/12 ; H04M1/02 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N13/243 ; H04N13/239

Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus capable of performing a zooming function without increasing a thickness of the image pickup apparatus, and obtaining depth information at the same time by using lens elements having different diameters, is provided. The image pickup apparatus includes lens elements, and image pickup regions respectively disposed in correspondence to the lens elements. At least two of the lens elements have different diameters. At least two of the image pickup regions have different sizes. A smallest image pickup region among the image pickup regions having a smallest size among sizes of the image pickup regions is disposed with respect to a lens element among the lens elements having a largest diameter. A largest image pickup region among the image pickup regions having a largest size among sizes of the image pickup regions is disposed with respect to a lens element among the lens elements having a smallest diameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190028652A1 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING LENS ELEMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT DIAMETERS Public/Granted day:2019-01-24
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