Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Shared Aperture Imaging System for Acquiring Visible and Infrared Images
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Application No.: US17948054Application Date: 2022-09-19
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Publication No.: US20240107136A1Publication Date: 2024-03-28
- Inventor: Aditya Rayankula , Xiangli Li
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; G02B27/14

Abstract:
An electronic device includes a housing including a front cover opposite a back cover; a display viewable through the front cover; a light-bending mirror positioned between the front cover and the back cover and receiving light through one of the front cover or the back cover, the light-bending mirror redirecting received light along a light path parallel to the front cover and the back cover; a dichroic cube prism positioned in the light path, the dichroic cube prism receiving light through a first face of the dichroic cube prism, redirecting a visible light portion of the received light through a second face of the dichroic cube prism, and redirecting an infrared (IR) portion of the received light through a third face of the dichroic cube prism; a visible light image sensor positioned adjacent the second face; and an IR light image sensor positioned adjacent the third face.
Public/Granted literature
- US12219226B2 Shared aperture imaging system for acquiring visible and infrared images Public/Granted day:2025-02-04
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