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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Avegant Corp., Belmont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Allan Thomas Evans, San Francisco, CA (US);
D. Scott Dewald, Dallas, TX (US);
Andrew John Gross, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avegant Corp., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G02B 27/40 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G02B 27/0075 (2013.01); G02B 27/28 (2013.01); G02B 27/285 (2013.01); G02B 27/40 (2013.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/232133 (2018.08); H04N 5/2621 (2013.01); G02B 2207/117 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10148 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capture system comprising an optical path length extender (OPLE) to direct the light having a first polarization through a first light path through the OPLE, and to direct the light having a second polarization through a second light path through the OPLE, the first and second light paths having different light path lengths. The image capture system further comprising an image sensor to capture a plurality of image portions at a plurality of focal distances.