ROTATING PRISM FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA IN A PORTABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus that can be manipulated to provide a plurality of views to a single camera module, comprising:
- a cylindrical rotating prism assembly that permits light to pass through and can be rotated about its vertical axis;
a first reflective surface for reflecting the field of view of a lens assembly 90°
along the vertical axis of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly, the first reflective surface coupled with the cylindrical rotating prism assembly to form a 45°
angle with the top surface area of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly; and
a camera module positioned directly beneath and along the vertical axis of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly to capture an image reflected by the first reflective surface along the vertical axis of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly.
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Abstract
The present invention presents an apparatus that can be manipulated to provide multiple views to a single camera module. The apparatus includes a cylindrical rotating prism assembly that can be rotated about its vertical axis. A first reflective surface reflects the field of view of a lens assembly 90° along the vertical axis of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly. The camera module is positioned beneath the cylindrical rotating prism assembly to capture an image reflected by the first reflective surface along the vertical axis of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly. An illumination source is positioned above the cylindrical rotating prism assembly and emits an illumination beam along the same vertical axis that is reflected by a second reflective surface through an illumination aperture that illuminates the field of view. The entire assembly can be rotated to take advantage of multiple lens assemblies.
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1. An apparatus that can be manipulated to provide a plurality of views to a single camera module, comprising:
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a cylindrical rotating prism assembly that permits light to pass through and can be rotated about its vertical axis; a first reflective surface for reflecting the field of view of a lens assembly 90°
along the vertical axis of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly, the first reflective surface coupled with the cylindrical rotating prism assembly to form a 45°
angle with the top surface area of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly; anda camera module positioned directly beneath and along the vertical axis of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly to capture an image reflected by the first reflective surface along the vertical axis of the cylindrical rotating prism assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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