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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Kravitz, Petah Tikva, IL;
Niv Gilboa, Ra'anana, IL;
Yohai Zmora, Ganei Tikva, IL;
Zafrir Mor, Ein Habsor, IL;
Jonathan Pokrass, Bat Yam, IL;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 17/002 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile device includes a camera module, including a lens and an image sensor. An inertial sensor in the mobile device outputs a signal indicative of an orientation of the device. A controller corrects one or more focal properties of the camera module responsively to the orientation indicated by the inertial sensor.