Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging apparatus with cylindrical lenses
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Application No.: US17729519Application Date: 2022-04-26
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Publication No.: US11747641B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Takeshi Shimano
- Applicant: MAXELL, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
- Current Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Mattingly & Malur, PC
- Main IPC: G02B27/42
- IPC: G02B27/42 ; G03B15/00 ; G03B41/00 ; H04N23/60 ; H04N25/00 ; G02B5/18

Abstract:
The cost and power consumption of an imaging apparatus are reduced by facilitating detection of an incident angle of a light beam transmitted through a grating substrate. An image sensor converts an optical image captured by pixels arranged on an imaging surface and outputs the converted image signal. A modulator is configured to modulate intensity of light; and an image processing circuit performs image processing of the output image signal. The modulator has a grating substrate, a grating pattern formed on a back surface side of the grating substrate arranged in proximity to the light receiving surface of the image sensor; and a grating pattern formed on a front surface facing the back surface. Each of the grating patterns is constituted of a plurality of concentric circles. The modulator performs intensity modulation on the light transmitted through the grating pattern and outputs the modulated light to the image sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220260846A1 PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL WITH IMAGE PROCESSING Public/Granted day:2022-08-18
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