Patent ID: 8514271
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A stereoscopic camera module, comprising: two lens modules, each of the lens modules comprising a shutter and at least one lens; a light guide assembly comprising two inlets and an outlet, the two inlets sealed by the two lens modules; the light guide assembly comprising two first light guiding pipes, two second light guiding pipes, a prism, and a third light guiding pipe; wherein the two second light guiding pipes perpendicularly connect with the two first light guiding pipes respectively, the prism is positioned between the two second light guiding pipes, the third light guiding pipe is perpendicular to the second light guiding pipes and parallel with the first light guiding pipes, the third light guiding pipe connects with the prism, the two lens modules are perpendicular to a plane formed by the first light guiding pipes and the second light guiding pipes, each of the first light guiding pipes comprises a respective one of the inlets of the light guide assembly, and the third light guiding pipe comprises the outlet of the light guide assembly; an image sensor positioned at the outlet of the light guide assembly and configured for capturing a left image and a right image; and a processor in communication with the shutters of the two lens modules and configured for controlling the shutters to open in quick succession, the processor in communication with the image sensor and configured for composing the left image and the right image captured by the image sensor to a stereoscopic image.