Patent ID: 8842168
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A device for directing at least three views of an object from different angles to a sensor comprising: a. a frame; b. a plurality of apertures contained within the frame each for simultaneously receiving a view from the object from a different angle, wherein the plurality of apertures are equally spaced apart; c. a plurality of lenses each for focusing the received view on the sensor, wherein each lens of the plurality of lenses has a different focus; and d. a plurality of guides each for directing each of the views received to the sensor, wherein the plurality of guides comprise a plurality of mirrors, wherein the plurality of mirrors further comprise a first set of mirrors and a central mirror block, wherein the first set of mirrors direct each of the views towards the central mirror block and the central mirror block directs each of the views to a specified location of the sensor, further wherein the central mirror block includes a first set of mirror segments facing a first direction and a second set of three mirror segments facing a second direction, each set of mirror segments with at least one mirror segment larger than the other mirror segments.