Patent ID: 9160894
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for image formation comprising: a plurality of photosensor elements arranged in an array; a micro-optic structure comprising a plurality of micro-optic elements, each of the micro-optic elements configured to direct light from a portion of a distant non-adjacent object onto a respective plurality of the photo sensor elements, the distant non-adjacent object separated from the micro-optic elements by empty space, wherein each of the photosensor elements configured to generate a photosensor output signal in response to light received, and wherein the plurality of micro-optic elements is configured to direct light to the plurality of the photosensor elements in an overlapping manner so that each of the photosensor elements receives source light from overlapping segments of an area of view, the resulting light detection overlap responsive to the micro-optic elements, the resulting light detection overlap having an associated pixel overlap function; a capture control circuit configured to capture the output signals generated by the photosensor elements; and an image processing unit configured to: wherein the plurality of micro-optic elements is configured to create diffraction, and wherein the respective image signals are responsive to received light from the object.