US Patent Application 18354365. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOCUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE simplified abstract

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOCUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Organization Name

VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Danmei Wang of Guangdong (CN)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOCUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18354365 titled 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOCUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method and apparatus for focusing in an electronic device using an image sensor with phase detection pixels.

• The method involves obtaining phase information from at least four groups of phase detection pixels on the image sensor.
• These groups of pixels are arranged in different directions relative to a target pixel.
• Phase difference information is determined in at least two directions based on the phase information from the groups of pixels.
• The camera module, to which the image sensor belongs, is then focused based on the phase difference information in the at least two directions.

Original Abstract Submitted

A method and apparatus for focusing and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining phase information detected respectively by at least four groups of phase detection pixels that an image sensor includes, where the at least four groups of phase detection pixels are arranged in different directions relative to a target pixel on the image sensor; determining phase difference information in at least two directions based on the phase information of the at least four groups of phase detection pixels; and focusing, based on the phase difference information in the at least two directions, a camera module to which the image sensor belongs.