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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2021
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arvind Dorai, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anders Nelson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian Jonathan Conner, San Jose, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
This application discloses an electronic device (e.g., a camera) that a plurality of light sources and a light source driver. The light sources are configurable to a plurality of light source subsets to illuminate a field of view. At least two of the light source subsets include distinct light source members and are configured to illuminate different regions of the field of view. The light source driver is coupled to the plurality of light sources and configured to drive the plurality of light source subsets. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes or is coupled to a camera module configured to capture visual data of the field of view, and the plurality of light sources is configured to provide illumination for the camera module.