Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Split aperture projector/camera
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Application No.: US16050697Application Date: 2018-07-31
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Publication No.: US10798350B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Vikrant R. Bhakta , Jeffrey Matthew Kempf
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Michelle F. Murray; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H04N9/31
- IPC: H04N9/31 ; H04N5/74 ; H04N5/225

Abstract:
Described examples include an optical apparatus having a first lens, a first optical element having a first aperture, a second lens, and a second optical element having a second aperture. The optical apparatus includes a third lens having a first portion to receive projected light from the first lens through the first aperture and to project the projected light onto a target. Also, the third lens has a second portion to receive reflected light reflected from the target and to provide the reflected light to the second lens through the second aperture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200045274A1 SPLIT APERTURE PROJECTOR/CAMERA Public/Granted day:2020-02-06
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