Invention Application
- Patent Title: IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH ARRAY CAMERAS FOR DEPTH SENSING
- Patent Title (中): 具有阵列相机的成像系统用于深度感测
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Application No.: US13149818Application Date: 2011-05-31
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Publication No.: US20120188420A1Publication Date: 2012-07-26
- Inventor: Robert A. Black , Scott Smith , Peng Lin
- Applicant: Robert A. Black , Scott Smith , Peng Lin
- Main IPC: H04N9/04
- IPC: H04N9/04

Abstract:
Electronic devices may include camera modules. A camera module may be formed from an array of lenses and corresponding image sensors. The array of image sensors may include three color image sensors for color imaging and a fourth image sensor positioned to improve image depth mapping. Providing a camera module with a fourth image sensor may increase the baseline distance between the two most distant image sensors, allowing parallax and depth information to be determined for objects a greater distance from the camera than in a conventional electronic device. The fourth image sensor may be a second green image sensor positioned at a maximal distance from the green color image sensor used for color imaging. The fourth image sensor may also be a clear image sensor, allowing capture of improved image depth information and enhanced image resolution and low-light performance.
Public/Granted literature
- US08717467B2 Imaging systems with array cameras for depth sensing Public/Granted day:2014-05-06
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