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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Gary Edwin Sutton, La Jolla, CA (US);
Douglas Gene Lockie, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William Maynard Barton, Jr., Encinitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gary Edwin Sutton, La Jolla, CA (US);
Douglas Gene Lockie, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William Maynard Barton, Jr., Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2251 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H01L 27/14618 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for combining a mobile communication device having a camera () that includes a curved sensor () are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, motion is deliberately imparted to a sensor and/or an optical element while multiple exposures are taken to provide an enhanced image.