# US 12,604,107 B2 · Image capture devices with reduced stitch distances > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,604,107 B2 - Document ID: US12604107B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/383,939 - Filed: 2023-10-26 - Published: 2024-05-09 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-11-04 - Assignees: GoPro, Inc. - Applicants: GoPro, Inc. - Inventors: Ian Copeland Griggs - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604107B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/90: Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An image capture device is disclosed that includes: a body; a first integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) that is supported by the body and which is oriented in a first direction; and a second ISLA that is supported by the body and which is oriented in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. The first ISLA and the second ISLA are each configured in a tilted orientation so as to define first and second stitch distances that are unequal, which inhibits (if not entirely prevents) the inclusion of extraneous objects in the captured content and improves the overall quality of the (spherical) image that is ultimately output (generated) by the image capture device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An image capture device comprising: a body; a first integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) supported by the body, the first ISLA oriented in a first direction and defining a first optical axis; and a second ISLA supported by the body, the second ISLA oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction and defining a second optical axis extending in non-parallel relation to the first optical axis, wherein the body defines: a front surface supporting the first ISLA; a rear surface supporting the second ISLA; a top surface, a bottom surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface each extending between the front surface and the rear surface; a depth extending between the front surface and the rear surface; a height extending between the top surface and the bottom surface; and a width extending between the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The image capture device of claim 1, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are each configured in a tilted orientation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The image capture device of claim 1, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are configured such that the first optical axis and the second optical axis respectively subtend acute first and second angles with a reference axis extending in generally parallel relation to the depth of the image capture device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The image capture device of claim 3, wherein the acute first and second angles lie substantially within a range of approximately 5 degrees to approximately 45 degrees. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The image capture device of claim 3, wherein the acute first and second angles are generally identical. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The image capture device of claim 1, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are eccentrically positioned along the height of the body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The image capture device of claim 6, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are positioned generally adjacent to the bottom surface of the body or the top surface of the body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The image capture device of claim 1, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are eccentrically positioned along the width of the body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The image capture device of claim 8, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are misaligned. ### Claim 10 An image capture device comprising: a body defining a front surface and a rear surface; a first integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) supported by the body adjacent to the front surface, the first ISLA defining a first optical axis oriented in non-orthogonal relation to the front surface; and a second ISLA supported by the body adjacent to the rear surface, the second ISLA defining a second optical axis oriented in non-orthogonal relation to the rear surface, wherein the body further includes: a top surface and a bottom surface each extending between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are supported by the body so as to define a first distance with the top surface and a second distance with the bottom surface, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are eccentrically positioned along a vertical height of the body such that the first distance exceeds the second distance or the second distance exceeds the first distance. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The image capture device of claim 10, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are positioned generally adjacent to a bottom surface of the body extending between the front surface and the rear surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The image capture device of claim 11, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are aligned. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The image capture device of claim 11, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are misaligned. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The image capture device of claim 10, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are each configured in a tilted orientation. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The image capture device of claim 14, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are configured such that the first optical axis and the second optical axis respectively subtend acute first and second angles with a reference axis extending between and in generally orthogonal relation to the front surface and the rear surface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The image capture device of claim 15, wherein the acute first and second angles lie substantially within a range of approximately 5 degrees to approximately 45 degrees. ### Claim 17 An image capture device comprising: a body; a first integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) supported by the body and oriented in a first direction; and a second ISLA supported by the body and oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are each configured in a tilted orientation so as to define first and second stitch distances that are unequal, wherein the body includes: a front surface supporting the first ISLA; a rear surface supporting the second ISLA; and a top surface and a bottom surface each extending between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are supported by the body so as to define a first distance with the top surface and a second distance with the bottom surface. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The image capture device of claim 17, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are supported by the body such that the first distance exceeds the second distance. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The image capture device of claim 17, wherein the first ISLA and the second ISLA are supported by the body such that the second distance exceeds the first distance. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The image capture device of claim 17, wherein the first ISLA defines a first optical axis, and the second ISLA defines a second optical axis offset from the first optical axis.