Lens matching apparatus and lens matching method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11494894-B2
Application number	US-202017000356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2020
Priority date	Dec 19, 2019
Publication date	Nov 8, 2022
Grant date	Nov 8, 2022

Abstract

A lens matching apparatus and a lens matching method are provided. In the method, respective modulation transfer function (MTF) values corresponding to multiple focus lengths of each lens are obtained, a maximum MTF value among the focus lengths of each lens is determined, and lenses are classified according to the maximum MTF value. Each MTF value is determined based on at least one first pixel having maximum light intensity and at least one second pixel having minimum light intensity. Accordingly, the lenses with the same clearness may be classified into the same group, so as to improve image-stitching and speed up the image-stitching.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lens matching method, applicable to a plurality of lenses, the lens matching method comprising:
obtaining respective modulation transfer function (MTF) values corresponding to a plurality of focus lengths of each of the lenses, wherein each of the MTF values is determined based on at least one first pixel having maximum light intensity and at least one second pixel having minimum light intensity;
determining a maximum MTF value among the plurality of focus lengths of each of the lenses; and
classifying the plurality of lenses according to the maximum MTF value of each of the lenses.

2. The lens matching method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of obtaining respective MTF values corresponding to a plurality of focus lengths of each of the lenses comprises:
determining a plurality of first pixels according to a first sampling ratio, wherein the plurality of first pixels are a number of pixels corresponding to the first sampling ratio selected from a plurality of image pixels sorted by degree of light intensity;
determining a plurality of second pixels according to a second sampling ratio, wherein the plurality of second pixels are a number of pixels corresponding to the second sampling ratio selected from the plurality of image pixels; and
determining an MTF value of one of the focus lengths of a lens according to light intensity of the plurality of first pixels and light intensity of the plurality of second pixels, wherein a maximum intensity of an MTF is determined according to light intensity of the plurality of first pixels and a minimum intensity of the MTF is determined according to light intensity of the plurality of second pixels.

3. The lens matching method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of obtaining respective MTF values corresponding to a plurality of focus lengths of each of the lenses comprises:
obtaining an MTF value of each of the lenses in an Y channel.

4. The lens matching method according to claim 3 , wherein the Y channel is less jittery at a highest frequency compared to an R channel, a G channel, and a B channel.

5. The lens matching method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the maximum MTF value among the plurality of focus lengths of each of the lenses comprises:
sequentially comparing each of the MTF values with another MTF value of an adjacent focus length until one of the MTF values no longer increases.

6. The lens matching method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of classifying the plurality of lenses according to the maximum MTF value of each of the lenses comprises:
determining a final focus length for a gluing treatment of each of the lenses according to a tolerance rate and the maximum MTF value, wherein the tolerance rate is relevant to variables of the gluing treatment;
comparing an MTF value of one of the lenses after the gluing treatment with a corresponding maximum MTF value; and
confirming whether to adjust the corresponding maximum MTF value according to a comparison result.

7. The lens matching method according to claim 6 , wherein the final focus length is closer to infinity than a focus length corresponding to the maximum MTF value.

8. The lens matching method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of classifying the plurality of lenses according to the maximum MTF value of each of the lenses comprises:
recording MTF values of the plurality of lenses after a gluing treatment; and
classifying at least two lenses with a difference between two MTF values less than a range threshold into a same group.

9. A lens matching apparatus, applicable to a plurality of lenses, the lens matching apparatus comprising:
a storage, storing a plurality of modules; and
a processor, coupled to the storage, and loading and executing the plurality of modules, wherein the plurality of modules comprises:
an MTF determination module, for obtaining respective MTF values corresponding to a plurality of focus lengths of each of the lenses and determining a maximum MTF value among the plurality of focus lengths of each of the lenses, wherein each of the MTF values is determined based on at least one first pixel having maximum light intensity and at least one second pixel having minimum light intensity; and
a classification module, for classifying the plurality of lenses according to the maximum MTF value of each of the lenses.

10. The lens matching apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the MTF determination module determines a plurality of first pixels according to a first sampling ratio, determines a plurality of second pixels according to a second sampling ratio, and determines an MTF value of one of the focus lengths of one of the lenses according to light intensity of the plurality of first pixels and light intensity of the plurality of second pixels, wherein the plurality of first pixels are a number of pixels corresponding to the first sampling ratio selected from a plurality of image pixels sorted by degree of light intensity and the plurality of second pixels are a number of pixels corresponding to the second sampling ratio selected from the plurality of image pixels.

11. The lens matching apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the MTF determination module obtains an MTF value of each of the lenses in an Y channel.

12. The lens matching apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the Y channel is less jittery at a highest frequency compared to an R channel, a G channel, and a B channel.

13. The lens matching apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the MTF determination module comparing each of the MTF values with another MTF value of an adjacent focus length until one of the MTF values no longer increases.

14. The lens matching apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the MTF determination module determines a final focus length for a gluing treatment of each of the lenses according to a tolerance rate and the maximum MTF value, compares an MTF value of one of the lenses after the gluing treatment with a corresponding maximum MTF value, and confirms whether to adjust the corresponding maximum MTF value according to a comparison result, wherein the tolerance rate is relevant to variables of the gluing treatment.

15. The lens matching apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the final focus length is closer to infinity than a focus length corresponding to the maximum MTF value.

16. The lens matching apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the classification module records MTF values of the plurality of lenses after the gluing treatment and classifies at least two of the lenses with a difference between two MTF values less than a range threshold into a same group.

Assignees

• Acer Inc

Inventors

• Cheng Chen-Ju

Classifications

• G06V10/758 Primary

  Involving statistics of pixels or of feature values, e.g. histogram matching · CPC title

• G06T7/001 Primary

  using an image reference approach · CPC title

• H04N23/67

  Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals · CPC title

• G06F18/2413

  based on distances to training or reference patterns · CPC title

• H04N13/243 Primary

  using three or more two-dimensional [2D] image sensors · CPC title