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Photographing apparatus and method

US10386468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2015
Grant dateAug 20, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/08
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a photographing apparatus and photographing method. The photographing apparatus includes a fish eye lens; a plurality of light emitters disposed around the fish eye lens and configured to emit light at different angles with respect to an optical axis of the fish eye lens; and an image sensor configured to receive the light emitted from the plurality of light emitters and reflected by at least one object, and convert the light into an electric signal including depth information about the object.

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