Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for liquid crystal lens imaging
- Patent Title (中): 液晶透镜成像装置及方法
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Application No.: US14581615Application Date: 2014-12-23
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Publication No.: US09531940B2Publication Date: 2016-12-27
- Inventor: Mao Ye , Chunhui Cui , Rui Bao , Shuda Yu
- Applicant: SHENZHEN MERCURY OPTOELECTRONICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Applicant Address: CN Shenzhen
- Assignee: SHENZHEN MERCURY OPTOELECTRONICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee: SHENZHEN MERCURY OPTOELECTRONICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee Address: CN Shenzhen
- Agency: Anova Law Group, PLLC
- Priority: CN201410294382 20140625
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; G02B13/00 ; H04N5/217 ; H04N5/225

Abstract:
A liquid crystal lens imaging apparatus includes a lens group containing at least a liquid crystal lens, a drive circuit, an image collecting unit, and an image processing unit. The drive circuit is connected to the liquid crystal lens to drive the liquid crystal lens into an out-of-focus state or into an in-focus state. The image collecting unit is configured to collect light signal passing through the liquid crystal lens and to generate an image according to the light signal. When the liquid crystal lens is in the in-focus state, the image collecting unit generates an in-focus image of the light signal and, when the liquid crystal lens is in the out-of-focus state, the image collecting unit generates an out-of-focus image of the light signal. Further, the image processing unit is connected to the image collecting unit to receive both the in-focus image and the out-of-focus image and to process the in-focus image using the out-of-focus image to obtain a processed in-focus image as a final generated image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150381877A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS IMAGING Public/Granted day:2015-12-31
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