Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Youngkwon Yoon

Dongsoo Kim

Hwayong Kang

Kihuk Lee

Jonghoon Won

Minyoung Park

Moonsoo Kim

Hyeoncheol Jo

Taeho Kim

Sangmin Lee

Shuichi Shimokawa

Jinhee Na

Yeongeun Kim

Donghoon Jang

Yeotak Youn

Byeonghoon Park

Yongchan Keh

Gyubong Lee

Hyeon-Cheol Jo

Jaesik Sohn

Minchul Kim

Youngseok Kim

Donghoon Kim

Jaehyoung Park

Jinhong Jeong

Pyojae Kim

Jonghun Won

Minkyu Park

Hyungjin Rho

Hwajoong Jung

Takafumi Usui

Manho Kim

Yonghwan Choi

Kawang Kang

Youngbok Yu

Kyeongeun Lee

Jongmin Hyun

MoonSoo Kim

Changbae Lee

Sunggoo Her

Jian Chang

Sunhyoung Pyo

Jaemyung Baek

Taekseong Jeong

Jeongjin Hong

Jin Hee Na

Eunsoo Chang

Hwayoung Kang

Doosik Shin

Taehyok Kim

Wonhyung Cho

An electronic device is provided and includes an image sensor including a plurality of unit pixels including a first unit pixel and a second unit pixel, the first unit pixel including a first micro-lens, a first color filter disposed under the first micro-lens, and a first photodiode-array disposed under the first color filter and including a plurality of photodiodes arranged in a same number of columns and rows as each other, and the second unit pixel including a second micro-lens, a second color filter disposed under the second micro-lens and having a different color from that of the first color filter, and a second photodiode-array disposed under the second color filter and including a plurality of photodiodes arranged in a same number of columns and rows as each other; and a processor operatively coupled with the image sensor, wherein the processor is configured to identify a mode corresponding to an auto-focus function; if the mode is identified as a first mode, perform the auto-focus function based at least in part on comparing a first combined signal generated by combining signals obtained from a first column of the first photodiode-array with a second combined signal generated by combining signals obtained from a second column of the first photodiode-array; if the mode is identified as a second mode different from the first mode, perform the auto-focus function based at least in part on comparing the first combined signal with the second combined signal and comparing a third combined signal generated by combining signals obtained from a first row of the first photodiode-array with a fourth combined signal generated by combining signals obtained from a second row of the first photodiode-array; and generate an image signal based at least in part on signals obtained from the first unit pixel and the second unit pixel while the auto-focus function is performed according to a one of the first mode and the second mode.

Electronic device comprising image sensor for identifying an operation setting and an external environmental condition and method of operation thereof

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.

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.

Electronic device comprising image sensor and method of operation thereof

Provided in various embodiments are an electronic device and a method therefor, the electronic device comprising: a first image sensor; a second image sensor electrically connected through a designated interface to the first image sensor; and a processor, wherein the processor is set to determine parameter information, for controlling the first image sensor and the second image sensor, in relation to photographing and transmit the determined parameter information to the first image sensor and the second image sensor, and the first image sensor is set to transmit a reflection signal through the designated interface to the second image sensor such that the second image sensor uses the parameter information in response to the reflection signal. In addition, other embodiments are possible.

Method for controlling synchronization of plurality of image sensors and electronic device for implementing same

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device can comprise: a light source configured to allow light, excluding a visible light band, to be incident on a designated pattern; a memory for storing designated pattern information; a camera configured to receive the light, which is incident from the light source and reflected by an external object; and a processor. The processor can be configured to: acquire a first image on an external object by using a camera, wherein the first image includes a pattern formed when the designated pattern is deformed by a curve of the surface of the external object; extract deformed pattern information from the first image by using the first image and the designated pattern information; and generate a second image from which the pattern deformed in the first image has been removed, by using the first image and the extracted deformed pattern information. Additional various embodiments are possible.

Image processing device and method of electronic device

An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises a first image sensor and a second image sensor which is electrically connected to the first image sensor by means of one designated interface. The second image sensor can be configured so as to: receive a first signal, for shifting from a first state to a second state, from the first image sensor; while the first image sensor detects light outside the electronic device by means of a plurality of first pixels, detect the light by means of a plurality of second pixels on the basis of the first signal; receive a second signal, for shifting from the second state to the first state, from the first image sensor; and, while the first image sensor obtains first data corresponding to the light detected by means of the plurality of first pixels, obtain second data corresponding to the light detected by means of the plurality of second pixels on the basis of the second signal.

Electronic device and method for obtaining data from second image sensor by means of signal provided from first image sensor

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.

Electronic device and method for controlling plurality of image sensors

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.

Apparatus and method for generating moving image data including multiple section images in electronic device

A method and an apparatus for recognizing an iris is provided. The method includes acquiring an image from an iris recognition camera in response to receiving a request for iris recognition, displaying a preview image including an iris recognition area corresponding to the iris recognition camera acquired from a regular camera in response to detecting an iris in the acquired image and obtaining information for the detected iris from the iris recognition camera and performing iris recognition using the information for the detected iris.

Method and apparatus for iris recognition

In an embodiment, a light source module may include a substrate, a light emitter comprising a light source disposed on one surface of the substrate and including an array of light emitting elements configured to emit light, a support disposed on the one surface of the substrate and accommodating at least a portion of the light emitter, and a transparent member comprising transparent material disposed over the support. The transparent member may include a pattern layer disposed on a first surface of the transparent member and configured to change a pattern of the light output from the light emitting elements, and a first meta-surface disposed on a second surface of the transparent member and including a plurality of first unit structures configured to change an angle of the light that passed through the pattern layer.

Light source module including transparent member with meta-surface and electronic device comprising the same

An electronic device may comprise a camera, a sensor circuit, a memory, and a processor configured to obtain a plurality of first images including a region of interest (ROI) based on a first frame rate using the camera, detect a movement of the electronic device using the sensor circuit, identify a threshold related to a movement of the ROI based on the movement of the electronic device, wherein the threshold related to a movement of the ROI is identified as a first threshold, and the threshold related to the movement of the ROI is identified as a second threshold larger than the first threshold, obtain a plurality of second images based on a second frame rate larger than the first frame rate in response to an object moving at the first threshold or the second threshold in the ROI, and provide a video related to the object.

Electronic device for taking moving picture by adjusting threshold associated with movement of object in region of interest according to movement of electronic device and method for operating same

The electronic device according to various examples comprises a power supply module and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor comprises: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels; an analog-digital converter, of a first group, for converting the amount of light acquired through the pixel array into a first digital signal; and an analog-digital converter of a second group, the analog-digital converter being adjacent to the first group and for converting power, supplied from the power supply module to the image sensor, into a second digital signal.

System and method for controlling power supplied to a module of an electronic device

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 method and electronic device implementing the same

An image processing method and device are provided. The image processing device includes an image sensor module including a lens and an image sensor; and a processor configured to obtain, using the image sensor module, a first image having first color information, the first image corresponding to an external object, by; move at least one of the lens and the image sensor based on a designated pixel unit; obtain, using the image sensor module with the moved at least one of the lens and the image sensor, a second image having second color information, the second image corresponding to the external object; and generate a third image having third color information based on the first color information and the second color information, the third image corresponding to the external object.

Image processing device and operational method thereof

An image sensor device and a signal processing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and at least one pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a micro lens, a filter which includes a first area for filtering a first color signal from a light signal transmitted through the micro lens, and a second area for filtering a second color signal from the transmitted signal, and a first photodiode for converting the first color signal into an electric signal, and a second photodiode for converting the second color signal into an electric signal.

Image sensor and signal processing method thereof

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Youngkwon Yoon