Patent ID: 9253380
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An X×Y sub-array module comprising: an X×Y arrangement of focal planes, wherein: an X×Y arrangement of lens stacks, the X×Y arrangement of lens stacks being disposed relative to the X×Y arrangement of focal planes so as to form an X×Y arrangement of cameras, each of which being configured to independently capture an image of a scene, wherein each lens stack has a field of view that is shifted with respect to the field-of-views of each other lens stack so that each shift includes a sub-pixel shifted view of the scene; image data output circuitry that is configured to output image data from the X×Y sub-array module that is capable of being aggregated with image data from other sub-array modules to construct so that an image of the scene; and interface circuitry configured to couple, either directly or indirectly, with one of: another X×Y sub-array module or a processor that is in electrical communication with at least one other X×Y sub-array module;