IP Library Granted Patent US 10,291,833
Granted Patent B2
US 10,291,833 · App. 15/271,877 · Granted May 14, 2019

Mobile terminal for image capturing and method for controlling the same

Inventors: Jongpil Kim (Seoul, KR); Hakhae Kim (Seoul, KR); Dongjin Lee (Seoul, KR); Sungbum Joo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,291,833
App. No.
15/271,877
Granted
May 14, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a dual camera module equipped in a mobile terminal. The dual camera module includes a first camera module having a first focal length and a first field of view, a second camera module spaced apart from the first camera module by a predetermined distance, the second camera module having a second focal length and a second field of view, which are different from those of the first camera module, a sensor unit located in a space between the first camera module and the second camera module, and at least one member configured to align the first and second camera modules in a line so that beginning points of the fields of view of the first and second camera modules coincide with each other.

Claims (16)

1. A dual camera module comprising:

a first camera module having a first focal length and a first field of view;

a second camera module spaced apart from the first camera module by a predetermined distance, the second camera module having a second focal length and a second field of view, which are different from the first focal length and first field of view;

a sensor unit located in a space between the first camera module and the second camera module; and

at least one support to align the first and second camera modules so that beginning points of the fields of view of the first and second camera modules coincide,

wherein the distance between the first camera module and the second camera module is within a range of 16.00 mm to 25.00 mm.

2. The dual camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first camera module comprises a standard lens assembly having the first focal length, and

wherein the second camera module comprises a wide angle lens assembly having a shorter focal length than the first focal length.

3. The dual camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the wide angle lens assembly includes an aperture that adjusts the amount of light, a first lens group that increases an incidence angle of the light, and a second lens group that concentrates the light on an image sensor.

4. The dual camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the first camera module has a field of view within a range of 60 degrees to 80 degrees, and the second camera module has a field of view of 120 degrees or more.

5. The dual camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first camera module includes a standard lens assembly having the first focal length, and

wherein the second camera module includes a telephoto lens assembly having a longer focal length than the first focal length.

6. The dual camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the telephoto lens assembly includes an aperture that adjusts the amount of light, a first lens group that increases a focal length, and a second lens group that concentrates the light on an image sensor.

7. The dual camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the first camera module has a field of view within a range from 60 degrees to 80 degrees, and the second camera module has a field of view of 50 degrees or less.

8. The dual camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the dual camera module is located on a rear surface of a terminal body.

9. The dual camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit comprises at least one of an RGB sensor, a laser sensor, a gyro sensor, and a flash.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: KIM, JONGPIL; KIM, HAKHAE; LEE, DONGJIN; JOO, SUNGBUM
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC
Reel/Frame 039819/0542 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0134084 · Sep 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170085764A1 · Mar 23, 2017
Cited By (1)
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