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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Lg Innotek Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A camera device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light output unit that outputs IR (infrared) light; a light input unit including a plurality of pixels respectively having a first receiving unit and a second receiving unit, and having light that is reflected by an object and input therein after the light is output from the light output unit; and a calculating unit that calculates the distance to the object by using the difference in the amount of light input to the first receiving unit and the second receiving unit of the light input unit. The camera device further comprises a first lens and a second lens disposed between the light output unit and the object, wherein the first lens refracts the light output from the light output unit in a first direction, and the second lens refracts the light output from the light output unit in a second direction.