Thin camera having sub-pixel resolution
US7405761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thin camera having sub-pixel resolution includes an array of micro-cameras. Each micro-camera includes a lens, a plurality of sensors of size p, and a plurality of macro-pixels of size d having a feature of size q. The feature size q smaller than p and provides a resolution for the micro-camera greater than p. The smallest feature in the micro-cameras determines the resolution of the thin camera. Each macro-pixel may have any array of m features of size q, where q=d/m. Additional micro-cameras may be included to increase power.
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