# US 12,007,668 B2 · Split screen feature for macro photography > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,007,668 B2 - Document ID: US12007668B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/762,948 - Filed: 2021-01-27 - Published: 2022-12-01 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-22 - Assignees: Corephotonics Ltd. - Applicants: Corephotonics Ltd. - Inventors: Gal Shabtay - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12007668B2 ## CPC - G03B 13/02: Viewfinders - G03B 13/06: with lenses with or without reflectors - G03B 30/00: Camera modules comprising integrated lens units and imaging units, specially adapted for being embedded in other devices, e.g. mobile phones or vehicles - G03B 37/04: with cameras or projectors providing touching or overlapping fields of view - G06V 10/147: Details of sensors, e.g. sensor lenses (fingerprint or palmprint sensors G06V40/13; vascular sensors G06V40/145; eye sensors G06V40/19) - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/635: {Region indicators; Field of view indicators} - H04N 23/67: Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals - H04N 23/69: Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming - G02B 13/001: {Miniaturised objectives for electronic devices, e.g. portable telephones, webcams, PDAs, small digital cameras (G02B23/243 takes precedence)} - G02B 13/06: Panoramic objectives; So-called "sky lenses" {including panoramic objectives having reflecting surfaces} - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract Mobile electronic devices comprising a first camera with a first field of view FOV1, a second, Macro camera with a Macro field of view FOVM smaller than FOV1, and a device screen that includes a first screen section configured to display first image data from the first camera and a second screen section configured to display second image data from the Macro camera when both cameras are focused to a distance equal to or smaller than 30 cm. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile electronic device, comprising: a first camera with a first field of view FOV1 and a focal length between 2 and 7 mm; a second, Macro camera with a Macro field of view FOVM smaller than FOV1; and a device screen that includes a first screen section configured to display first image data from the first camera and a second screen section configured to display second image data from the Macro camera when both cameras are focused to a distance equal to or smaller than 30 cm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the FOVM is shown and marked within the first screen section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first screen section includes a visual indication for guiding a user of the mobile electronic device towards a scene using the FOVM. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second screen section displays first image data from the first camera. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a controller for controlling a change in state of the Macro camera based on the first image data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first camera is a Wide camera. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the Macro camera is a scanning Tele camera. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the Macro camera is a Tele camera having different zoom states. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first camera is focused to a first distance different from a second distance that the Macro camera is focused to. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first screen section and the second screen section are split vertically when the mobile electronic device is held in a landscape orientation, and wherein the first screen section and the second screen section are split horizontally when the mobile electronic device is held in a portrait orientation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device is a smartphone. ### Claim 12 (depends on 5) The mobile electronic device of claim 5, wherein the state of the Macro camera is a zoom state. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The mobile electronic device of claim 5, wherein the state of the Macro camera is a focus state. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The mobile electronic device of claim 7, further comprising a controller for controlling a change of a scan state of the Macro camera based on the first image data. ### Claim 15 A mobile electronic device, comprising: a first camera with a first field of view FOV1; a second, Macro camera with a Macro filed of view FOVM smaller than FOV1, wherein the Macro camera has a focal length between 12 and 40 mm; and a device screen that includes a first screen section configured to display first image data from the first camera and a second screen section configured to display second image data from the Macro camera when both cameras are focused to a distance equal to or smaller than 30 cm. ### Claim 16 A mobile electronic device, comprising: a first camera with a first field of view FOV1; a second, Macro camera with a Macro filed of view FOVM smaller than FOV1; and a device screen that includes a first screen section configured to display first image data from the first camera and a second screen section configured to display second image data from the Macro camera when both cameras are focused to a distance equal to or smaller than 30 cm, wherein both cameras can be focused to a distance smaller than 20 cm. ### Claim 17 A mobile electronic device, comprising: a first camera with a first field of view FOV1; a second, Macro camera with a Macro filed of view FOVM smaller than FOV1; and a device screen that includes a first screen section configured to display first image data from the first camera and a second screen section configured to display second image data from the Macro camera when both cameras are focused to a distance equal to or smaller than 30 cm, and wherein at least one camera can be focused to a distance between 5 and 10 cm. ### Claim 18 A mobile electronic device, comprising: a first camera with a first field of view FOV1; a second, Macro camera with a Macro filed of view FOVM smaller than FOV1; and a device screen that includes a first screen section configured to display first image data from the first camera and a second screen section configured to display second image data from the Macro camera when both cameras are focused to a distance equal to or smaller than 30 cm, and wherein both cameras can be focused to a distance of 10 cm or less. ### Claim 19 A mobile electronic device, comprising: a first camera with a first field of view FOV1; a second, Macro camera with a Macro filed of view FOVM smaller than FOV1; and a device screen that includes a first screen section configured to display first image data from the first camera and a second screen section configured to display second image data from the Macro camera when both cameras are focused to a distance equal to or smaller than 30 cm, wherein at least one camera can be focused to a distance of 5 cm or less.