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Patent No.:

US 10911738 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021

Filed:

May. 08, 2015

Compound-eye imaging device

Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Tadakuni Narabu, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Sheridan Ross P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Twyler L Haskins

Assistant Examiner:

Wesley J Chiu

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/232 (2018.01); G03B 15/00 (2021.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/341 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 9/64 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/232 (2018.05); G02B 3/0056 (2013.01); G03B 15/00 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/1469 (2013.01); H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14623 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14629 (2013.01); H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H01L 27/14685 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/3415 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01); H04N 9/04517 (2018.08); H04N 9/04557 (2018.08); H04N 9/04561 (2018.08); H04N 9/646 (2013.01); H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); H04N 5/2625 (2013.01); H04N 5/374 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 2209/047 (2013.01);
Abstract

A compound-eye imaging device is a compound-eye imaging device having a plurality of facet optical systems, an imaging element, and a signal processing unit. The plurality of facet optical systems of the compound-eye imaging device are disposed to face a subject in a two dimensional shape. Also, the imaging element of the compound-eye imaging device includes, in units of facets, a plurality of pixels which receive light concentrated by facet optical systems and generate image signals. Also, the signal processing unit of the compound-eye imaging device generates an image corresponding to the subject based on image signals generated by the imaging element of the compound-eye imaging device.

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