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Dual lens system having a light splitter

  • US 10,397,493 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2018
  • Issued: 08/27/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for capturing images, said system comprising:

  • an optical element configured to separate light into a first light beam and a second light beam;

    a first lens module configured to focus the first light beam;

    a second lens module configured to focus the second light beam;

    a first sensor having a first sensor size and configured to capture a first image from the first light beam focused by the first lens module onto the first sensor;

    a second sensor having a second sensor size and configured to capture a second image from the second light beam focused by the second lens module onto the second sensor, wherein the second sensor size is different from the first sensor size; and

    one or more processors configured to;

    modify the first image or the second image based on the first sensor size and the second sensor size to generate a modified image; and

    generate a combined image based on the modified image, wherein the first sensor size is a first pixel size and the second sensor size is a second pixel size, and wherein modifying the first image comprises scaling the first image by

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