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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Lytro, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Jerome Chandra Bhat, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brandon Elliott Merle Clarke, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Graham Butler Myhre, Belmont, CA (US);
Ravi Kiran Nalla, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven David Oliver, San Jose, CA (US);
Tony Yip Pang Poon, Fremont, CA (US);
William D. Houck, II, Fremont, CA (US);
Colvin Pitts, Snohomish, WA (US);
Yi-Ren Ng, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lytro, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A dual-mode light field camera or plenoptic camera is enabled to perform both 3D light field imaging and conventional high-resolution 2D imaging, depending on the selected mode. In particular, an active system is provided that enables the microlenses to be optically or effectively turned on or turned off, allowing the camera to selectively operate as a 2D imaging camera or a 3D light field camera.