Partially lit sensor
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1. An image sensing system comprising:
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an image sensor defining an indirectly lit area and a directly illuminated area on a surface of the image sensor, wherein the lens is in direct optical communication with the directly illuminated area; and
an obstruction positioned between the lens and at least a portion of the image sensor including the indirectly lit area, the obstruction partially preventing optical communication between the lens and the portion of the image sensor by covering a portion of the indirectly lit area,wherein a portion of ambient light travels from the lens to the indirectly lit area, andwherein the obstruction is adjacent to and positioned above the portion of the indirectly lit area on the surface of the image sensor.
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Abstract
An image sensing system for an electronic device. The image sensing system includes a lens and an image sensor. The image sensor includes a indirectly lit area of pixels and a directly lit area of pixels. The lens is in optical communication with the directly lit area of pixels.
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1. An image sensing system comprising:
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a lens; an image sensor defining an indirectly lit area and a directly illuminated area on a surface of the image sensor, wherein the lens is in direct optical communication with the directly illuminated area; and an obstruction positioned between the lens and at least a portion of the image sensor including the indirectly lit area, the obstruction partially preventing optical communication between the lens and the portion of the image sensor by covering a portion of the indirectly lit area, wherein a portion of ambient light travels from the lens to the indirectly lit area, and wherein the obstruction is adjacent to and positioned above the portion of the indirectly lit area on the surface of the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for assembling a camera system comprising:
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providing an image sensor having a directly illuminated surface area and a second indirectly lit surface area; operably connecting an enclosure to the image sensor, the enclosure comprising; a first support structure; and a second support structure; and aligning a lens over a first the directly illuminated surface area of the image sensor, so that light transmitted through the lens impacts but not directly, a second the indirectly lit surface area of the image sensor, wherein an obstruction is positioned between the lens and image sensor, including the indirectly lit area, the obstruction partially preventing optical communication between the lens and the portion of the image sensor by covering a portion of the indirectly lit area, and wherein the obstruction is adjacent to and positioned above the portion of the indirectly lit area on the surface of the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic device comprising:
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a processor; a display in communication with the processor; a camera system in communication with the processor, comprising; a lens; an image sensor defining; a non-illuminated area on a surface of the image sensor; a partially illuminated area on the surface of the image sensor; and a directly illuminated area on the surface of the image sensor, wherein the lens is in optical communication with the directly illuminated area, but is not in optical communication with the non-illuminated area; and an obstruction positioned between the lens and image sensor, including the partially illuminated area, the obstruction partially preventing optical communication between the lens and the portion of the image sensor by covering a portion of the partially illuminated area, and wherein the obstruction is adjacent to and positioned above the portion of the partially illuminated area on the surface of the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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