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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Yuhong Yao, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 9/60 (2006.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); G02B 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/0045 (2013.01); G02B 9/60 (2013.01); G02B 13/0005 (2013.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); G02B 13/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera includes a photosensor configured to capture light projected onto a surface of the photosensor and a lens system configured to refract light from an object field located in front of the camera to form an image of a scene at an image plane at or near the surface of the photosensor. The lens system comprises a plurality of refractive lens elements arranged along an optical axis of the camera. The lens system is configured to have a field-of-view (FOV) within a range of 110° to 140°, and the lens system has an F-number within a range of 2.2 to 2.8.