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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Masao Hiramoto, Osaka, JP;
Kazuya Yonemoto, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Sugitani, Nara, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A mirrortransmits a cyan (Cy) ray and reflects an R ray, and a mirrortransmits a yellow (Ye) ray and reflects a B ray. The mirrorsandare arranged inside a light-transmitting memberand are also tilted so that the light reflected from each of them is further reflected from the interface between the light-transmitting memberand the air and then incident on an adjacent photosensitive cell. Photosensitive cellsandreceive the light rays that have been transmitted through the mirrorsand, respectively. No mirrors are arranged over photosensitive cellsand. The photosensitive cellreceives directly incident light and the light ray reflected from the mirror. The photosensitive cellreceives the directly incident light and the light ray reflected from the mirror. Color information is obtained by making computations on the output signals of the respective photosensitive cells.