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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2024
Adeia Imaging Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Ning Xu, Irvine, CA (US);
Adeia Imaging LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A digital camera and a dual-mode viewfinder are provided. The camera includes aligned components along a common axis for real-time optical viewing, quick subject capture, and digital overlay display without switching modes or viewpoints. Features include a real-time display, an optical viewfinder (OVF) experience, a graphene-based sensor, a compact design, a common axis OVF/digital viewfinder (DVF) design, dual-mode functionality, single viewpoint operation, a transparent display, a real-time overlay, automatic switching, user-triggered image capture, one or more coatings, and battery life optimization. The dual-mode viewfinder includes a transparent imaging sensor and a transparent display, both aligned along a common axis. It can switch between an optical viewfinder mode and a digital viewfinder mode based on a user command or a proximity sensor detecting a distance to a user. The system also includes control circuitry configured to perform these features. Related processes, subprocesses, apparatuses, devices, techniques, and articles are also described.