Image capture apparatus
AssigneeGingy Technology Inc.
InventorCHENG-JYUN HUANG
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Abstract
An image capture apparatus including a light guide element, an image capture device and a light emitting device. The light guide element has a first side, a second side and a light emitting portion located at the second side. The light emitting portion includes a plurality of enhanced transmission microstructures. The image capture device is disposed on the second side of the light guide element corresponding to the position of the enhanced transmission microstructures. A light beam, which is generated by the light emitting device and transmitted at least by the light guide element, is totally reflected to form a signal light beam. Thereafter, the signal light beam passes through the enhanced transmission microstructures and then is received by the image capture device.
Claims20
An image capture apparatus, comprising:
- a light guide element having a first side and a second side, wherein the light guide element has a light emitting portion disposed on the second side, and the light emitting portion has a plurality of enhanced transmission microstructures;
- an image capture device disposed on the second side of the light guide element corresponding to the position of the enhanced transmission microstructures;
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- a light emitting device for generating a light beam which is transmitted in the light guide element;
- wherein the light beam undergoes at least one total reflection in the light guide element to form a signal light beam passing through the enhanced transmission microstructure and then received by the image capture device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.