METHOD FOR JUDGING WHETHER LENS AND SENSING ELEMENT OF IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE ARE PARALLEL

• US 20120300199A1
• Filed: 07/28/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Lyu, Szu-Hao, Yu, Chien-Nan
• Granted Patent: US 8,736,686 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 356/153
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 43/00 Testing correct operation of photographic apparatus or parts thereof

Abstract

An optical analysis method is provided for judging whether a lens and a sensing element of an image pickup device are parallel with each other. The method utilizes a tested image pickup device and a standard image pickup device to shoot an object at the same fixed shooting position to acquire a standard image frame and a tested image frame. According to the difference between the position coordinate value or the area of at least one mark of the standard image frame and the tested image frame, the method can judge whether the tested lens and the tested sensing element of the tested image pickup device are parallel with each other.

Claims

1. A method for judging whether a lens and a sensing element of an image pickup device are parallel with each other, said method comprising steps of:

(a) fixing an object, wherein said object has at least one mark;

(b) placing a standard image pickup device at a shooting position, and shooting said object by said standard image pickup device to acquire a standard image frame, wherein said standard image pickup device comprises a standard lens and a standard sensing element, and said standard lens and said standard sensing element are parallel with each other;

(c) acquiring at least one standard parameter of said at least one mark of said standard image frame;

(d) placing a tested image pickup device at said shooting position, and shooting said object by said tested image pickup device to acquire a tested image frame, wherein said tested image pickup device comprises a tested lens and a tested sensing element;

(e) acquiring at least one tested parameter of said at least one mark of said tested image frame; and

(f) comparing said at least one standard parameter with said at least one tested parameter, thereby judging whether said tested lens and said testing sensing element of said tested image pickup device are parallel with each other.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one standard parameter comprises a standard coordinate value, and said at least one tested parameter comprises a tested coordinate value, and said step (f) comprises a sub-step of acquiring an error value between said standard coordinate value and said tested coordinate value, wherein if said error value is lower than a threshold value, said tested lens and said testing sensing element of said tested image pickup device are determined to be parallel with each other.

3. The method according to claim 2 wherein after said step (f), said method further comprises a step (g) of acquiring a tilt angle of said tested lens of said tested image pickup device according to an error value look-up table, wherein said error value look-up table comprises a plurality of error values and a plurality of tilt angles corresponding to said error values.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one standard parameter comprises a standard area, and said at least one tested parameter comprises a tested area, and said step (f) comprises a sub-steps of acquiring an error value between said standard area and said tested area, wherein if said error value is lower than a threshold value, said tested lens and said testing sensing element of said tested image pickup device are determined to be parallel with each other.

5. The method according to claim 4 wherein after said step (f), said method further comprises a step (g) of acquiring a tilt angle of said tested lens of said tested image pickup device according to an error value look-up table, wherein said error value look-up table comprises a plurality of error values and a plurality of tilt angles corresponding to said error values.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one standard parameter comprises a standard coordinate value and a standard area, and said at least one tested parameter comprises a tested coordinate value and a tested area, and said step (f) comprises a sub-step of acquiring a first error value between said standard coordinate value and said tested coordinate value and a second error value between said standard area and said tested area, wherein if said first error value is lower than a first threshold value and said second error value is lower than a second threshold value, said tested lens and said testing sensing element of said tested image pickup device are determined to be parallel with each other.

7. The method according to claim 6 wherein after said step (f), said method further comprises a step (g) of acquiring a tilt angle of said tested lens of said tested image pickup device according to an error value look-up table, wherein said error value look-up table comprises a plurality of first error values, a plurality of second error values and a plurality of tilt angles corresponding to said first error values and said second error values.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein said standard image pickup device and said tested image pickup device are connected with an electronic computing device, and said steps (c), (e) and (f) are executed by said electronic computing device.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said method is implemented in a production line of said tested image pickup device.

10. The method according to claim 9 wherein said method is implemented after a lens-focusing step in said production line is performed.

11. The method according to claim 1 wherein said at least mark is a cruciform mark, a square mark, a circular mark or a triangular mark.

12. The method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one mark of said standard image frame is located around said standard image frame.