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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2011
Stephen G. Perlman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Axel Busboom, Unterleinleiter, DE;
Pamela Greene, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tim S. Cotter, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Speck, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Roger Van Der Laan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Stephen G. Perlman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Axel Busboom, Unterleinleiter, DE;
Pamela Greene, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tim S. Cotter, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Speck, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Roger van der Laan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Rearden, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for capturing images. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a coded lens array including a plurality of lenses arranged in a coded pattern and with opaque material blocking array elements that do not contain lenses; and a light-sensitive semiconductor sensor coupled to the coded lens array and positioned at a specified distance behind the coded lens array, the light-sensitive sensor configured to sense light transmitted through the lenses in the coded lens array.