Thin Form Factor Computational Array Cameras and Modular Array Cameras
First Claim
1. A 1×
- N array camera module comprising;
a 1×
N arrangement of focal planes, wherein;
N is greater than or equal to 2;
each focal plane comprises a plurality of rows of pixels that also form a plurality of columns of pixels; and
each focal plane does not include pixels from another focal plane; and
a 1×
N arrangement of lens stacks, the 1×
N arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the 1×
N arrangement of focal planes so as to form a 1×
N arrangement of cameras, each of which being configured to independently capture an image of a scene, wherein;
each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to the field-of-views of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene.
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Abstract
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement one-dimensional array cameras, as well as modular array cameras using sub-array modules. In one embodiment, a 1×N array camera module includes: a 1×N arrangement of focal planes, where N is greater than or equal to 2, each focal plane includes a plurality of rows of pixels that also form a plurality of columns of pixels, and each focal plane not including pixels from another focal plane; and a 1×N arrangement of lens stacks, the arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the arrangement of focal planes so as to form a 1×N arrangement of cameras, each configured to independently capture an image of a scene, where each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to that of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene.
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30 Claims
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1. A 1×
- N array camera module comprising;
a 1×
N arrangement of focal planes, wherein;N is greater than or equal to 2; each focal plane comprises a plurality of rows of pixels that also form a plurality of columns of pixels; and each focal plane does not include pixels from another focal plane; and a 1×
N arrangement of lens stacks, the 1×
N arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the 1×
N arrangement of focal planes so as to form a 1×
N arrangement of cameras, each of which being configured to independently capture an image of a scene, wherein;each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to the field-of-views of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29)
- N array camera module comprising;
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27. A 1×
- X sub-array module comprising;
a 1×
X arrangement of focal planes, wherein;X is greater than or equal to 1; each focal plane comprises a plurality of rows of pixels that also form a plurality of columns of pixels; and each focal plane does not include pixels from another focal plane; and a 1×
X arrangement of lens stacks, the 1×
X arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the 1×
X arrangement of focal planes so as to form a 1×
X arrangement of cameras, each of which being configured to independently capture an image of a scene, wherein each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to the field-of-views of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (28)
- X sub-array module comprising;
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30. A 1×
- N array camera comprising;
a 1×
N arrangement of focal planes, wherein;N is greater than or equal to 2; each focal plane comprises a plurality of rows of pixels that also form a plurality of columns of pixels; and each focal plane does not include pixels from another focal plane; and a 1×
N arrangement of lens stacks, the 1×
N arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the 1×
N arrangement of focal planes so as to form a 1×
N arrangement of cameras, each of which being configured to independently capture an image of a scene, where each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to the field-of-views of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene; anda processor that is configured to construct an image of the scene using image data generated by the 1×
N array camera module.
- N array camera comprising;
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