Patent ID: 7616877

Claim:
A lens module with integrated functionality, comprising: a plurality of lens groups for receiving an image and providing a zooming capability; an anamorphic lens to modify the image aspect ratio; a focal plane array aligned with the lens groups for capturing the image through the lens groups and generating raw image data; an Image Signal Processor (ISP) co-located with the focal plane array on a single integrated circuit for receiving and processing the raw image data and generating control signals, the control signals including a zoom control signal, the ISP programmed for performing an anamorphic image processing algorithm to de-anamorphose the image; drive electronics communicatively coupled to the ISP for receiving the control signals and generating lens motor drive signals; one or more lens motor drives communicatively coupled to the drive electronics for receiving the lens motor drive signals, and coupled to the lens groups for moving the lens groups in accordance with the lens motor drive signals; and a lens module chassis for supporting the lens groups, the focal plane array, the ISP, the drive electronics, and the one or more lens motor drives, the lens module chassis for enabling the lens module to be assembled into an imaging system as a single component.