ZTE has filed a patent for an electronic apparatus that includes a camera, sensor, processor, and memory. The apparatus integrates image data of a full pixel area corresponding to the camera’s zoom value and outputs it according to a coordinate sequence of pixels on the sensor. This technology aims to improve the optical zoom capabilities of the camera. GlobalData’s report on ZTE gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Camera with improved optical zoom functionality
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230319412A1) describes an electronic apparatus with an advanced camera system. The apparatus includes a camera, a sensor, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a program instruction that, when executed by the processor, enables the following functionalities:
1. Receiving image data of a photographed object captured by the camera.
2. Integrating image data of a full pixel area corresponding to the zoom value of the camera using a preset algorithm.
3. Outputting the integrated image data according to a coordinate sequence of pixels on the sensor.
4. The full pixel area consists of pixel areas of the sensor corresponding to the zoom value and pixel areas corresponding to a value greater than the zoom value.
The patent also mentions additional features and options:
5. The electronic apparatus offers multiple zoom photographing mode options, which can be displayed on a screen. The number of options can be two or more, or only one, or none at all.
6. The size of each pixel in the pixel area corresponding to a specific zoom value is determined by a mathematical ratio based on the zoom value.
7. The integration process involves synthesizing pixels in the pixel area of the sensor corresponding to a value greater than the zoom value, according to the size of each pixel in the zoom value area, and integrating the synthesized pixel with the image data of pixels in the zoom value area.
Furthermore, the patent describes a camera optical-zoom method for the electronic apparatus:
8. The method involves receiving image data of a photographed object captured by the camera, integrating image data of a full pixel area corresponding to the zoom value of the camera using a preset algorithm, and outputting the integrated image data according to a coordinate sequence of pixels on the sensor.
The method also includes the same additional features and options mentioned earlier.
In summary, the patent outlines an electronic apparatus with an advanced camera system that integrates image data from different pixel areas based on the zoom value. It offers various zoom photographing mode options and utilizes a preset algorithm for pixel integration. The patent also covers a camera optical-zoom method for the electronic apparatus.
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