IP Library Granted Patent US 8,947,649
Granted Patent B2
US 8,947,649 · App. 14/026,475 · Granted Feb 3, 2015

Apparatus and method for determining optical center in camera module

Inventor: Sejin Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
G01M11/0221
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Patent No.
US 8,947,649
App. No.
14/026,475
Granted
Feb 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus and method for determining optical center in camera module are provided, the method for determining optical center in camera module according to an exemplary embodiment comprising receiving a target image from a camera module including a lens; generating an error data, which is a difference between a pixel value of the target image and a pixel value of a Gaussian distribution image; and determining the optical center of the lens based on the error data.

Claims (25)

1. An apparatus for determining an optical center in a camera module, the apparatus comprising:

a camera module configured to obtain a target image through a lens; and

a determinator configured to determine an optical center of the lens by using a pixel value of the target image obtained by the camera module,

wherein the determinator comprises:

a modeling unit configured to model a Gaussian distribution image;

a generating unit configured to generate an error data, which is a difference between the pixel value of the target image and a pixel value of the Gaussian distribution image; and

a center determinator configured to determine the optical center of the lens based on the error data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the camera module comprises:

the lens; and

a sensor unit configured to obtain the target image incident through the lens.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the target image includes an image obtained by photographing an illumination of a predetermined light emitting device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the light emitting device includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode).

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determinator further comprises:

a receiver configured to receive the target image from the camera module.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the Gaussian distribution image is configured such that the pixel value indicates a vignetting distribution.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the generating unit generates the error data of center and a plurality of pixels about the center of the target image based on the center of the target image.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the center determinator is configured to determine a pixel, as the optical center of the lens, where a sum of the error data of the plurality of pixels is minimized.

9. A method for determining an optical center in a camera module, the method comprising:

receiving a target image from a camera module including a lens;

generating an error data, which is a difference between a pixel value of the target image and a pixel value of a Gaussian distribution image; and

determining the optical center of the lens based on the error data.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the target image includes an image obtained by photographing an illumination of a predetermined light emitting device.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the Gaussian distribution image is configured such that the pixel value indicates a vignetting distribution.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the generating the error data comprises generating the error data of center and a plurality of pixels about the center of the target image based on the center of the target image.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining the optical center comprises determining a pixel, as the optical center of the lens, where a sum of the error data of the plurality of pixels is minimized.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2013
From: PARK, SEJIN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031212/0721 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0101759 · Sep 13, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140071440A1 · Mar 13, 2014