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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2023
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
William James Simmons, Fareham, GB;
Nicholas James Daffern, Truro, GB;
James Adam Nash, Upminster, GB;
Theodore G. Van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/82 (2023.01); H04N 23/95 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/82 (2023.01); H04N 23/95 (2023.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide concepts for camera modules including multiple apertures but only one image sensor for sensing light received via the multiple apertures. In particular, embodiments may provide a camera module including electrically controllable reflective components able to switch between reflective and transmissive states such that light from the apertures may be directed towards the single image sensor or not.