Photographing apparatus and method
US10386468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2037 |
Classification
- 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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