Electronic device and method of switching light receiving direction of electronic device
AssigneeAu Optronics Corporation
InventorsYen-Hua LO, Hsing-Yi HSIEH, Hsin-Chun HUANG
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a main body, an image capturing component, and a light guiding element. The main body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface has a first light inlet. The image capturing component is disposed within the main body and has a second light inlet. A projection of the second light inlet on the first surface is spaced apart from the first light inlet. The light guiding element is disposed within the main body and optically connects the first light inlet to the second light inlet.
Claims22
An electronic device, comprising:
- a main body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface has a first light inlet;
- an image capturing component disposed within the main body, wherein the image capturing component has a second light inlet, and a projection of the second light inlet on the first surface is spaced apart from the first light inlet;
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- a light guiding element disposed within the main body, wherein the light guiding element optically connects the first light inlet to the second light inlet.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a main body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface has a first light inlet to receive first light, and the second surface has a second light inlet to receive second light;
- an image capturing component disposed within the main body, wherein the image capturing component has a third light inlet, and a projection of the third light inlet on the first surface is spaced apart from the first light inlet;
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- a light guiding element disposed within the main body, wherein the first light inlet, the light guiding element, and the third light inlet collectively form a first optical path, the first light enters the image capturing component via the first optical path, the second light inlet and the third light inlet collectively form a second optical path, and the second light enters the image capturing component via the second optical path.
A method of switching a light receiving direction of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises an image capturing component, a first grating, and a second grating, and the method of switching light receiving direction comprises:
- selecting a first mode or a second mode;
- opening the first grating and closing the second grating when the first mode is selected, such that first light passes through the first grating and is received by the image capturing component;
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- closing the first grating and opening the second grating when the second mode is selected, such that second light passes through the second grating and is received by the image capturing component.
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