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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2007
Richard Ian Olsen, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Darryl L. Sato, Irvine, CA (US);
Borden Moller, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Olivera Vitomirov, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Brady, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Ferry Gunawan, Tustin, CA (US);
Remzi Oten, Irvine, CA (US);
Feng-qing Sun, Irvine, CA (US);
James Gates, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Richard Ian Olsen, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Darryl L. Sato, Irvine, CA (US);
Borden Moller, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Olivera Vitomirov, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Brady, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Ferry Gunawan, Tustin, CA (US);
Remzi Oten, Irvine, CA (US);
Feng-Qing Sun, Irvine, CA (US);
James Gates, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
There are many, many inventions described herein. In one aspect, what is disclosed is a digital camera including a plurality of arrays of photo detectors, including a first array of photo detectors to sample an intensity of light of a first wavelength and a second array of photo detectors to sample an intensity of light of a second wavelength. The digital camera further may also include a first lens disposed in an optical path of the first array of photo detectors, wherein the first lens includes a predetermined optical response to the light of the first wavelength, and a second lens disposed in with an optical path of the second array of photo detectors wherein the second lens includes a predetermined optical response to the light of the second wavelength. In addition, the digital camera may include signal processing circuitry, coupled to the first and second arrays of photo detectors, to generate a composite image using (i) data which is representative of the intensity of light sampled by the first array of photo detectors, and (ii) data which is representative of the intensity of light sampled by the second array of photo detectors; wherein the first array of photo detectors, the second array of photo detectors, and the signal processing circuitry are integrated on or in the same semiconductor substrate.