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Camera Adapter Based Optical Imaging Apparatus

  • US 20110043661A1
  • Filed: 02/06/2009
  • Published: 02/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A camera adapter for imaging an object in cooperation with a digital camera with an optical illumination source, a camera sensor, and a shutter release, the camera adapter comprising:

  • a light input for accepting light from the optical illumination source;

    a light output for directing light onto the camera sensor;

    an object facing interface for directing light to the object and back from the object into the adapter;

    means in the camera adapter for directing light from the optical illumination source received at the light input to illuminate the object via the object facing interface;

    means in the camera adapter for directing light from the object received at the object facing interface onto the camera sensor via the light output; and

    means for processing at least one image captured by the camera sensor to generate depth resolved information from the object.

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