IP Library Granted Patent US 11,856,294
Granted Patent B2
US 11,856,294 · App. 17/746,424 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Electronic device and focusing method for electronic device

Inventors: Qiaoming Wang (Guangdong, CN); Jiatao Xie (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04N23/672H04N23/45
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Patent No.
US 11,856,294
App. No.
17/746,424
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiments of the present application disclose an electronic device and a focusing method, the electronic device comprises at least two cameras, wherein each of the at least two cameras is provided with a PD point pair set, an angle value between directions of straight lines in which the PD point pair sets on every two cameras in the at least two cameras are located is within a first preset angle range.

Claims (25)

1. An electronic device, comprising at least two cameras, wherein each of the at least two cameras is provided with a phase difference (PD) point pair set, the PD point pair set is used to detect a phase; and

an angle value between directions of straight lines in which PD point pair sets on every two cameras in the at least two cameras are located is within a first preset angle range.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two cameras comprise a first camera and a second camera, the first camera is provided with a first PD point pair set, and the second camera is provided with a second PD point pair set; and

an angle value between a direction of a straight line in which the first PD point pair set is located and a direction of a straight line in which the second PD point pair set is located is within a second preset angle range.

3. A focusing method for an electronic device, the electronic device comprising at least two cameras, each of the at least two cameras being provided with a phase difference (PD) point pair set, the method comprising:

obtaining at least two target parameters, wherein each target parameter is a phase parameter obtained by using the PD point pair set on one camera, an angle value between directions of straight lines in which the PD point pair sets on every two cameras in the at least two cameras are located is within a first preset angle range, and the PD point pair set is used to detect a phase;

determining at least two target phase differences according to the at least two target parameters, wherein each target phase difference is a phase difference in a direction corresponding to one camera; and

controlling the at least two cameras to focus according to the at least two target phase differences.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the at least two cameras comprise a first camera and a second camera, the first camera is provided with a first PD point pair set, and the second camera is provided with a second PD point pair set; an angle value between a direction of a straight line in which the first PD point pair set is located and a direction of a straight line in which the second PD point pair set is located is within a second preset angle range; and

each target parameter in the at least two target parameters comprises a phase difference and a reliability value.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining at least two target phase differences according to the at least two target parameters comprises:

determining, by using a first algorithm in a case that intrinsic phase parameters of the at least two cameras are the same, the at least two target phase differences according to the at least two target parameters; or

determining, by using a second algorithm in a case that intrinsic phase parameters of the at least two cameras are different, the at least two target phase differences according to the at least two target parameters and the intrinsic phase parameter of each camera.

6. An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

obtaining at least two target parameters, wherein each target parameter is a phase parameter obtained by using a phase difference (PD) point pair set on one camera, an angle value between directions of straight lines in which the PD point pair sets on every two cameras in the at least two cameras are located is within a first preset angle range, and the PD point pair set is used to detect a phase;

determining at least two target phase differences according to the at least two target parameters, wherein each target phase difference is a phase difference in a direction corresponding to one camera; and

controlling the at least two cameras to focus according to the at least two target phase differences.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the at least two cameras comprise a first camera and a second camera, the first camera is provided with a first PD point pair set, and the second camera is provided with a second PD point pair set; an angle value between a direction of a straight line in which the first PD point pair set is located and a direction of a straight line in which the second PD point pair set is located is within a second preset angle range; and

each target parameter in the at least two target parameters comprises a phase difference and a reliability value.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

determining, by using a first algorithm in a case that intrinsic phase parameters of the at least two cameras are the same, the at least two target phase differences according to the at least two target parameters; or

determining, by using a second algorithm in a case that intrinsic phase parameters of the at least two cameras are different, the at least two target phase differences according to the at least two target parameters and the intrinsic phase parameter of each camera.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of the focusing method according to claim 3 are implemented.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of the focusing method according to claim 4 are implemented.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of the focusing method according to claim 5 are implemented.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2025
From: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 073133/0098 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE RECEIVING PARTY'S PROVINCE TO "GUANGDONG" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059934 FRAME: 0259. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 19, 2022
From: WANG, QIAOMING; XIE, JIATAO
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060118/0917 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2022
From: WANG, QIAOMING; XIE, JIATAO
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059934/0259 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911194022.5 · Nov 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
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