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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Hokeun Kwak, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dongil Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/55 (2023.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/55 (2023.01); G02B 5/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to certain embodiments, a camera module comprises a refractive member configured to reflect or refract at least a portion of light received by the camera module; and an image sensor configured to detect at least a portion of light reflected or refracted by the refractive member, wherein the refractive member includes an effective area configured to provide a path of the light and a dummy area disposed on at a portion of an edge of the effective area and configured to scatter at least a part of light incident onto the dummy area.