DUAL-FOCUS CAMERA FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A dual-focus camera suitable for use on an automated vehicle, said camera comprising:
- an imager used to detect an image of a field-of-view;
a lens-assembly used to direct the image from the field-of-view toward the imager, said lens-assembly characterized as focused at a first-distance in the field-of view; and
a negative-meniscus-lens interposed between the imager and the lens-assembly, said negative-meniscus-lens configured to focus a portion of the image onto the imager, said portion characterized as less than a whole of the image and focused at a second-distance in the field-of-view independent from the first-distance.
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Abstract
A dual-focus camera suitable for use on an automated includes an imager, a lens-assembly, and a negative-meniscus-lens (NML). The imager is used to detect an image of a field-of-view. The lens-assembly is used to direct the image from the field-of-view toward the imager. The lens-assembly is characterized as focused at a first-distance in the field-of view. The negative-meniscus-lens is interposed between the imager and the lens-assembly. The negative-meniscus-lens is configured to focus a portion of the image onto the imager. The portion is characterized as less than a whole of the image and focused at a second-distance in the field-of-view independent from the first-distance.
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6 Claims
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1. A dual-focus camera suitable for use on an automated vehicle, said camera comprising:
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an imager used to detect an image of a field-of-view; a lens-assembly used to direct the image from the field-of-view toward the imager, said lens-assembly characterized as focused at a first-distance in the field-of view; and a negative-meniscus-lens interposed between the imager and the lens-assembly, said negative-meniscus-lens configured to focus a portion of the image onto the imager, said portion characterized as less than a whole of the image and focused at a second-distance in the field-of-view independent from the first-distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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