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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Milan Maksimovic, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arnaud Pouydebasque, Varces-Allières-et-Risset, FR;
Marjorie Trzmiel, Grenoble, FR;
Miodrag Scepanovic, San Jose, CA (US);
Nachiappan Chidambaram, Fontanil Cornillon, FR;
Sebastien Bolis, Crolles, FR;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, the camera system comprises: an optical assembly to create an optical image from the optical wavefront; a deformable phase plate (DPP) to receive the optical image from the optical assembly and to adjust the optical image in accordance with a control signal, the DPP including a deformable surface suspended over a cavity filled with optical fluid, and electrical actuation elements configured to change a shape of the deformable surface based on the control signal, the electrical actuation elements arranged in a pattern in the cavity and, when activated, provide an electrostatic force on the deformable surface; an image sensor to convert the adjusted optical image into electrical signals; an image signal processor to generate a digital image from the electrical signals; and an estimator to estimate an aberration or tilt correction of the digital image and to generate the control signal based on the estimated aberration or tilt correction.