Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Depth mapping with polarization and focus pixels
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Application No.: US14827135Application Date: 2015-08-14
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Publication No.: US10694169B1Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Richard J. Topliss , Albert A. Ho , Thomas M. Gregory , Ning Y. Chan , Richard H. Tsai
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Robert C. Kowert
- Main IPC: G06T17/00
- IPC: G06T17/00 ; H04N13/271 ; G06T7/00 ; G06T7/40

Abstract:
In some embodiments, an image sensor structure includes a super-pixel sensor comprising a plurality of micro-pixel sensors. The image sensor structure includes a plurality of micro-lenses affixed to focus light on the plurality of micro-pixel sensors. In some embodiments, each micro-lens of the plurality of micro-lenses directs light to locations on a respective one or more of the plurality of micro-pixel sensors. In some embodiments, the image sensor structure includes one or more color filters affixed at locations for filtering light directed by the micro-lenses to a first set of color image micro-pixel sensors comprising one or more of the plurality of micro-pixel sensors for capturing color image data and one or more polarization filters affixed at locations for filtering light directed by the micro-lenses to a second set of polarization micro-pixel sensors comprising one or more of the plurality of micro-pixel sensors for capturing depth map data.
Information query
IPC分类:
G | 物理 |
G06 | 计算;推算或计数 |
G06T | 一般的图像数据处理或产生 |
G06T17/00 | 用于计算机制图的3D建模 |