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US 10,591,648 B2Granted
Camera with polygonal lens
AssigneeArlo Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJohn Kui Yin Ramones, Henry Arthur Jupille
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Abstract
A camera and/or a method of manufacturing said camera configured for receiving a widescreen format image from an LED array camera having a reduced form factor. The camera has a generally circular LED array located around an image sensor and a generally polygonal lens covering the generally circular LED array. The outer edge of the generally polygonal lens has a length equal to or less than the outer diameter of the generally circular LED array.
Claims20
A camera, comprising:
- a camera housing
- an annular LED array comprising a plurality of LEDs disposed about an image sensor, wherein the image sensor and annular LED array are located within the camera housing;
- the annular LED array having an outer diameter and an outer circumference;
- and
- a generally polygonal lens disposed at a front surface of the camera housing, covering the image sensor, and extending laterally outwardly beyond the outer circumference of the annular LED array, wherein an outer edge of the generally polygonal lens has a length equal to or less than the outer diameter of the annular LED array.
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A camera, comprising:
- a generally circular LED array comprising a plurality of LEDs disposed about an image sensor configured to receive an image in a widescreen format;
- the generally circular LED array having an outer diameter;
- a generally square lens covering the generally circular LED array, the generally square lens comprising outer edges having a length equal to or less than the outer diameter of the generally circular LED array;
- and
- wherein the generally square lens further comprises a first vertex disposed adjacent a right lateral edge of the generally circular LED array and a second vertex disposed adjacent a left lateral edge of the generally circular LED array.
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A method of using an LED array camera configured to receive widescreen format images, comprising the steps of:
- projecting uncropped light cones from a plurality of LEDs arranged in an annular LED array disposed about an image sensor, wherein the image sensor and annular LED array are located within a camera housing, and wherein the uncropped light cones are projected through a generally polygonal lens disposed at a front surface of the camera housing coving the image sensor and extending outwardly beyond an outer circumference of the annular LED array;
- illuminating a field of view of the image sensor with the uncropped light cones;
- and
- receiving an illuminated image at the image sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.