Thin camera having sub-pixel resolution

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2004-01-26

2008-07-29

Ometz, David (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Optics

Reexamination Certificate

active

07405761

ABSTRACT:
A thin camera having sub-pixel resolution includes an array of micro-cameras. Each micro-camera includes a lens, a plurality of sensors of size p, and a plurality of macro-pixels of size d having a feature of size q. The feature size q smaller than p and provides a resolution for the micro-camera greater than p. The smallest feature in the micro-cameras determines the resolution of the thin camera. Each macro-pixel may have any array of m features of size q, where q=d/m. Additional micro-cameras may be included to increase power.

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