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Apparatus and method for detecting an object area with a multi-aperture device in a flat housing

US10425567B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Frank Wippermann · Meiningen, DE
Andreas Brueckner · Jena, DE
Andreas Braeuer · Schlieben, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 6, 2017
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N25/41
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention describes an apparatus for detecting an object area with a flat housing having a first main side, a second main side, a lateral side; and a multi-aperture device with a plurality of laterally juxtaposed optical channels facing the lateral side, wherein each optical channel is configured to detect a respective partial area of the object area through the lateral side or along an optical axis of the respective optical channel that is deflected between a lateral course within the housing and a non-lateral course outside the housing, wherein the partial areas of the optical channels cover the object area.

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