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Optical scope system for capturing an image of a scene

US11146723B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Thimo Emmerich · Stuttgart, DE
Zoltan Facius · Stuttgart, DE
Paul Springer · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2017
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/67
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical device for capturing an image of a scene, the optical device comprising: a plurality of image sensors each operable to capture a respective initial image of the scene; a lens arrangement operable to receive light from the scene and to form each initial image on each respective image sensor, each image sensor being located at a different respective distance from the lens arrangement; and an image processor operable to generate the captured image of the scene on the basis of image data from one or more of the captured initial images.

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