Devices and methods for providing selectable field of view functionality by providing an optical element into and out of an optical receiving path

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9515112-B2
Application number	US-201313854997-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2013
Priority date	Apr 2, 2013
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

Within examples, devices and methods for providing optical element field of view functionality by providing an optical element into and out of an optical receiving path are described. In one example, a device is provided that comprises an imager die having an optical receiving path, and an actuator coupled to an optical element and configured to cause a change in a position of the optical element into and out of the optical receiving path of the imager die. The actuator is configured to cause the change in the position of the optical element to change a given field of view setting of the device. In some examples, a device may be configured to include dual-setting field of view functionality.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
an imager die having an optical receiving path;
a lens assembly having a frame configured to support one or more optical elements, wherein the lens assembly is positioned such that the one or more optical elements are within the optical receiving path of the imager die;
an actuator for the lens assembly configured to cause a change in position of the lens assembly in a direction of movement that is substantially parallel to the optic…

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Lewkow Roman

Classifications

• H01L2924/0002

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/14618

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L2924/00

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/14625 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H10F39/804

  Electricity · mapped topic