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;
each focal plane does not include pixels from another focal plane; and
the 1×
N arrangement of focal planes includes a first sub-array of focal planes and a second sub-array of focal planes, each of the first and second sub-arrays of focal planes comprising a 1×
X arrangement of focal planes, wherein X is greater than or equal to 1 and the focal planes of the first sub-array of focal planes are independent of the focal planes of the second sub-array of focal planes; 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; and
the 1×
N arrangement of lens stacks includes a first sub-array of lens stacks and a second sub-array of lens stacks; and
wherein the first sub-array of focal planes and the first sub-array of lens stacks form a first sub-array module, and the second sub-array of focal planes and the second sub-array of lens stacks form a second sub-array module, the first sub-array module comprising image data output circuitry and the second sub-array module comprising image data input circuitry, such that the image data output circuitry is capable of transmitting image data from the first sub-array module to the second sub-array module via the image data input circuitry.
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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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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; each focal plane does not include pixels from another focal plane; and the 1×
N arrangement of focal planes includes a first sub-array of focal planes and a second sub-array of focal planes, each of the first and second sub-arrays of focal planes comprising a 1×
X arrangement of focal planes, wherein X is greater than or equal to 1 and the focal planes of the first sub-array of focal planes are independent of the focal planes of the second sub-array of focal planes; anda 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; and the 1×
N arrangement of lens stacks includes a first sub-array of lens stacks and a second sub-array of lens stacks; andwherein the first sub-array of focal planes and the first sub-array of lens stacks form a first sub-array module, and the second sub-array of focal planes and the second sub-array of lens stacks form a second sub-array module, the first sub-array module comprising image data output circuitry and the second sub-array module comprising image data input circuitry, such that the image data output circuitry is capable of transmitting image data from the first sub-array module to the second sub-array module via the image data input circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- N array camera module comprising;
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