Image sensor with optical communication capabilities
US10911727B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/807
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile device includes an image sensor separated from a processing component by an open space. The image sensor includes one or more light source modules and the processing component includes one or more light sensors aligned with the one or more light source modules. Image data from the image sensor may be transmitted to the processing component via light signals exchanged between the one or more light source modules and the one or more light sensors. In some embodiments, light signals transmitted between one or more light source modules of an image sensor and one or more light sensors of the processing component are used to determine positional and angular data about the image sensor.
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