Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micro lens time-of-flight sensor having micro lens heights that vary based on image height
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Application No.: US16719968Application Date: 2019-12-18
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Publication No.: US11079515B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Zhanping Xu , Vei-Han Chan
- Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Newport IP, LLC
- Agent Jacob P. Rohwer
- Main IPC: G02B3/00
- IPC: G02B3/00 ; G01B11/24

Abstract:
A three-dimensional time-of-flight (3D TOF) camera having a micro lens (ML) array configured with variable ML height and variable ML shift. The ML array includes micro lens that are configured to direct backscattered light that is transmitted through an image lens into corresponding pixels. Heights of individual micro lenses within the ML array vary according to image height. For example, the height of micro lenses at the center of the ML array, near the axis of the image lens, may be relatively larger than the height of other micro lenses toward the perimeter of the ML array. Furthermore, the shift of individual micro lenses with respect to corresponding pixels may also vary according to the image height. For example, the shift of micro lenses at the center of the ML array may be relatively smaller than the shift of the other micro lenses toward the perimeter of the ML array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210190996A1 MICRO LENS TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR HAVING MICRO LENS HEIGHTS THAT VARY BASED ON IMAGE HEIGHT Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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