Imaging device with plural lenses and imaging regions
US7999873B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of lenses 102a to 102d arranged in the same plane form a plurality of subject images on a plurality of imaging regions 104a to 104d. Vertical line directions and horizontal line directions of the pixel arrangement in the respective plurality of imaging regions are equal to one another among the plurality of imaging regions. Further, at least one pair of subject images received by at least one pair of imaging regions having a parallax in the vertical line (or horizontal line) direction among the plurality of imaging regions are shifted from each other by a predetermined amount in the horizontal line (or vertical line) direction. By performing pixel shifting in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which a parallax is generated, it always is possible to obtain a high-resolution image even when the subject distance varies.
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