Patent ID: 11934090
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A device, comprising:
one or more processors;
memory storing program instructions executable by the one or more processors to control operation of a camera; and
the camera, comprising:
a folded optics arrangement to fold a path of light, the folded optics arrangement comprising:
a first prism;
a second prism; and
a lens group disposed between the first prism and the second prism, wherein the lens group includes one or more lens elements that define an optical axis;

an image sensor to capture light that has passed through the first prism, the lens group, and the second prism;
a carrier structure that at least partially encircles the folded optics arrangement, wherein the carrier structure is coupled with the lens group such that the carrier structure and the lens group are moveable together relative to the image sensor; and
an actuator to move the lens group along multiple axes, wherein the actuator comprises:
a first set of one or more coils attached to the carrier structure and a first set of one or more magnets configured stationary with respect to the image sensor, wherein the first set of one or more coils and the first set of one or more magnets are configured to move the carrier structure and the lens group in one or more directions orthogonal to the optical axis; and
a second set of one or more coils attached to the carrier structure and a second set of one or more magnets configured stationary with respect to the image sensor, wherein the second set of one or more coils and the second set of one or more magnets are configured to move the carrier structure and the lens group along the optical axis.