US2021306574A1PendingUtilityA1
Dual lens system having a light splitter
Est. expiryJul 10, 2035(~8.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract
A system includes an optical element configured to separate light into a first light beam and a second light beam, a first optical module configured to capture a first image having a first field of view from the first light beam, a second optical module configured to capture a second image having a second field of view different from the first field of view from the second light beam, and one or more processors configured to generate a scaled image by scaling one of the first image or the second image, and generate a combined image by fusing the scaled image and an unscaled one of the first image or the second image.
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1 . A system comprising:
an optical element configured to separate light into a first light beam and a second light beam; a first optical module configured to capture a first image from the first light beam, the first image having a first field of view; a second optical module configured to capture a second image from the second light beam, the second image having a second field of view different from the first field of view; and one or more processors configured to:
generate a scaled image by scaling one of the first image or the second image; and
generate a combined image by fusing the scaled image and an unscaled one of the first image or the second image.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to generate the combined image further by scaling the fused image to obtain a desired field of view.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a desired field of view of the combined image is greater than the first field of view and the second field of view, and the combined image comprises fused parts.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a desired field of view of the combined image is between the first field of view and the second field of view, and the combined image comprises an inner field of view including fused parts and an outer field of view including one of the scaled image or the unscaled one of the first image or the second image, whichever has a wider field of view.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive a desired focal length.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the combined image has a desired field of view corresponding to the desire focal length.
7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the first optical module has a first focal length and the second optical module has a second focal length.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein scaling the one of the first image or the second image includes scaling the first image by
the
desired
focal
length
the
first
focal
length
or scaling the second image by
the
desired
focal
length
the
second
focal
length
.
9 . The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the first optical module comprises:
a first sensor having a first sensor size; and
a first lens module configured to focus the first light beam onto the first sensor to capture the first image, and
wherein the second optical module comprises:
a second sensor having a second sensor size; and
a second lens module configured to focus the second light beam onto the second sensor to capture the second image.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the first sensor size is a first pixel size and the second sensor size is a second pixel size, and scaling the one of the first image or the second image includes scaling the first image by
the
first
pixel
size
the
second
pixel
size
or scaling the second image by
the
second
pixel
size
the
first
pixel
size
.
11 . A method of capturing images comprising:
separating, with aid of an optical element, light into a first light beam and a second light beam; capturing, with aid of a first optical module, a first image from the first light beam, the first image having a first field of view; capturing, with aid of a second optical module, a second image from the second light beam, the second image having a second field of view different from the first field of view; generating a scaled image by scaling one of the first image or the second image; and generating a combined image by fusing the scaled image and an unscaled one of the first image or the second image.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein generating the combined image further includes scaling the fused image to obtain a desired field of view.
13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a desired focal length.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the combined image has a desired field of view corresponding to the desire focal length.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the first optical module has a first focal length and the second optical module has a second focal length.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein scaling the one of the first image or the second image includes scaling the first image by
the
desired
focal
length
the
first
focal
length
or scaling the second image by
the
desired
focal
length
the
second
focal
length
.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first optical module comprises a first sensor having a first sensor size and a first lens module, and wherein the second optical module comprises a second sensor having a second sensor size and a second lens module.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the first sensor size is a first pixel size and the second sensor size is a second pixel size, and scaling the one of the first image or the second image includes scaling the first image by
the
first
pixel
size
the
second
pixel
size
or scaling the second image by
the
second
pixel
size
the
first
pixel
size
.
19 . An image capturing device comprising:
an optical element configured to separate light into a first light beam and a second light beam; a first optical module configured to capture a first image from the first light beam, the first image having a first field of view; a second optical module configured to capture a second image from the second light beam, the second image having a second field of view different from the first field of view; and one or more processors configured to:
generate a scaled image by scaling one of the first image or the second image; and
generate a combined image by fusing the scaled image and an unscaled one of the first image or the second image.
20 . The image capturing device of claim 19 ,
wherein the first optical module comprises:
a first sensor; and
a first lens module configured to focus the first light beam onto the first sensor to capture the first image, and
wherein the second optical module comprises:
a second sensor; and
a second lens module configured to focus the second light beam onto the second sensor to capture the second image.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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