Patent ID: 9407845
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G03B,H01L,H04N,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A computing device, comprising: a camera assembly that includes a camera sensor, the camera sensor having a first region that includes a plurality of camera pixels and a second region that includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells, the second region surrounding a circumference of the first region; a lens assembly that includes a lens and a plurality of lens elements arranged around a circumference of the lens, a first lens element of the plurality of lens elements configured to direct a first portion of light to a first portion of the second region, the lens configured to direct a second portion of light to the first region wherein the plurality of camera pixels are configured to generate image data from the second portion of light; a battery configured to store electricity generated by the plurality of photovoltaic cells; a shutter; and photovoltaic cells on the shutter, wherein light passing through the lens assembly is received at the photovoltaic cells on the shutter when the shutter is in a closed position and the first portion of light is received at the second region and the second portion of light is received at the first region when the shutter is in an open position.