Patent ID: 11924532
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A camera device comprising:
a radially-symmetric housing, the radially-symmetric housing having an axis of symmetry running through a front face;
an image sensor positioned within the radially-symmetric housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene;
at least one infrared (IR) illuminator positioned within the radially-symmetric housing, the IR illuminator configured to selectively illuminate the scene; and
a front face that is at least partially concave-shaped and coupled to the radially-symmetric housing, the front face positioned in front of:
the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; and
the IR illuminator such that IR light from the IR illuminator is directed through the front face.