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Methods and apparatus for implementing a camera device supporting a number of different focal lengths

  • US 9,557,519 B2
  • Filed: 07/09/2014
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A camera device, comprising:

  • a first optical chain having a first focal length, said first optical chain having a first non-circular aperture and including a first mirror for directing light that passes through said first non-circular aperture towards a first sensor, said first sensor being positioned closer to a center portion of said camera device than said first non-circular aperture;

    a second optical chain having a second focal length, said second optical chain having a second non-circular aperture, and including a second mirror for directing light that passes through said second non-circular aperture towards a second sensor, said second sensor being positioned closer to the center portion of said camera device than said second non-circular aperture; and

    a third optical chain located in the center portion of said camera device, said third optical chain having a first circular aperture and a third sensor, said third optical chain having an optical axis extending in a straight manner from the front of the camera device towards the back of the camera device.

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