Patent · US Expired

Imaging device

US7453510B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2003
Grant dateNov 18, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

An imaging device comprising at least one image capturing subsystem of a first type, comprising a lens arrangement, configured to produce images. The device further comprises at least one image capturing subsystem of a second type comprising a lens arrangement, having optical or light gathering properties different from the subsystem of first type, configured to produce an image, and a controller configured to select the subsystem with which an image is to be taken.

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