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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Motorola Mobility Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Cole P Sheldon, Chicago, IL (US);
Zetong Gu, Chicago, IL (US);
John Pincenti, Chicago, IL (US);
Emily Yang, Chicago, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic device, method and computer program product provide an image capturing device having a lens assembly including a lens and lens housing that supports the lens. The lens housing has an opening that exposes the lens. A planar exterior surface of the electronic device extends across the lens assembly and includes a slit aperture that is smaller than the opening in the lens housing of the image capturing device. The slit aperture directs only a corresponding portion of light from in front of the planar exterior surface through the opening to the lens. The slit aperture enables at least one of: (i) reducing noticeability of the image capturing device; and (ii) use of an adjacent portion of the planar exterior surface for an aesthetic or functional component. An image from the image capturing device is sharpened along a longer dimension of the slit aperture to remove asymmetric blur.