Optical system and method for image capturing

• US 20030098920A1
• Filed: 11/29/2001
• Published: 05/29/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cometrue Consulting Limited
• Original Assignee: Cometrue Consulting Limited
• Inventors: Huang, Jer-Chuan
• Application Number:
  US10/017,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20030098920A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/335
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0025 for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means

Abstract

The invention provides an optical system and the method thereof for the image capture. The optical system of the invention comprises a special optical component, an aperture, second lens, a uniform light source and a detector. The special optical component further consists of a first lens and a triangular prism as a whole. The second lens is for further modifying and converging image generated through the special optical component while the detector such as a CMOS sensor is to receive the final image. Furthermore, an aperture is put between the special optical component and the second lens in order to reduce the aberration of the image generated through the special optical component. In addition, the present invention also uses two pairs of LEDs, with a specified position and brightness, instead of a pair of LEDs to generate a uniform light Source.

Claims

1. A optical system for image capturing, comprising

a special optical component consists of a first lens and a triangular prism as a whole;

a uniform light source;

a detector installed at the first lens side of said special optical component;

a second lens installed between said special optical component and said detector; and

an aperture installed between said special optical component and said second lens.

2. The optical system of claim 1 wherein said uniform light source is at least two pairs of LEDs.

3. The optical system of claim 1 wherein said first lens is a Plano-convex lens.

4. The optical system of claim 1 wherein said detector is a CMOS sensor.

5. A method for image capturing, comprising

Installing a uniform light source at the side of a triangular prism of a special optical component, wherein said special optical component consists of a first lens and said triangular prism;

Installing said detector at the side of said first lens of said special optical component;

Installing an second lens between said special optical component and said detector; and

Installing an aperture between said special optical component and said second lens.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said uniform light source is at least two pairs of LEDs.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein said first lens is a Plano-convex lens.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein said detector is a CMOS sensor.