Alignment detection for split camera
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsEero Tuulos, Urho Konttori, Mikko Juhola, Marko Eromaki, Eero Salmelin
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Abstract
An electronic device comprises a camera and a retaining member. The camera includes an objective portion configured to collect light from a subject, a sensor portion reversibly separable from the objective portion, and a computer configured to return an indication of alignment of the objective and sensor portions based on output of one or more optical sensor elements of the sensor portion. The retaining member is configured to couple the objective portion to the sensor portion when the objective and sensor portions are aligned and also when the objective portion is separated from the sensor portion.
Claims20
A camera comprising:
- an objective portion configured to collect light from a subject, the objective portion including one or more alignment markers;
- a sensor portion reversibly separable from the objective portion, the sensor portion including one or more optical sensor elements configured to sense the one or more alignment markers;
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- a computer configured to return an indication of alignment of the objective and sensor portions based on output of the one or more optical sensor elements.
An electronic device comprising:
- an objective portion configured to collect light from a subject, the objective portion including one or more alignment markers;
- a sensor portion reversibly separable from the objective portion, the sensor portion including one or more optical sensor elements configured to sense the one or more alignment markers;
- a computer configured to return an indication of alignment of the objective and sensor portions based on output of the one or more optical sensor elements;
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- a retaining member configured to couple the objective portion to the sensor portion when the objective and sensor portions are aligned and also when the objective portion is separated from the sensor portion.
A camera comprising:
- an objective portion including an aperture, the objective portion configured to collect light from a subject and to project an image of the aperture;
- a sensor portion reversibly separable from the objective portion, the sensor portion including an array of optical sensor elements configured to capture the image of the aperture;
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- a computer configured to return an indication of alignment of the objective and sensor portions based on the image of the aperture as captured by the array of optical sensor elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.