US 11,924,532 B2
Camera assembly with concave-shaped front face
Mark Kraz, Santa Clara, CA (US); Kevin Edward Booth, Mountain View, CA (US); Tyler Scott Wilson, San Francisco, CA (US); Nicholas Webb, Menlo Park, CA (US); Jason Evans Goulden, Los Gatos, CA (US); William Dong, Redwood City, CA (US); Jeffrey Law, San Francisco, CA (US); Rochus Jacob, San Francisco, CA (US); Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Redwood City, CA (US); and Oliver Mueller, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/060,907.
Application 18/060,907 is a continuation of application No. 17/365,850, filed on Jul. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,546,491.
Application 17/365,850 is a continuation of application No. 16/734,127, filed on Jan. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,089,187, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Application 16/734,127 is a continuation of application No. 16/144,756, filed on Sep. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,530,974, issued on Jan. 7, 2020.
Application 16/144,756 is a continuation of application No. 15/710,770, filed on Sep. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,277,785, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Application 15/710,770 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/609,550, filed on Jun. 30, 2017, granted, now D843431, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/560,611, filed on Sep. 19, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 003569169 (EP), filed on Jan. 4, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0108250 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/51 (2023.01); G02B 1/11 (2015.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); G03B 11/04 (2021.01); G03B 17/02 (2021.01); G03B 17/08 (2021.01); G03B 31/00 (2021.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/51 (2023.01) [G02B 1/11 (2013.01); G02B 5/208 (2013.01); G03B 11/04 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); G03B 17/08 (2013.01); G03B 31/00 (2013.01); G08B 13/19619 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04R 1/023 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01)] 41 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A camera device comprising:
a radially-symmetric housing, the radially-symmetric housing having an axis of symmetry running through a front face;
an image sensor positioned within the radially-symmetric housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene;
at least one infrared (IR) illuminator positioned within the radially-symmetric housing, the IR illuminator configured to selectively illuminate the scene; and
a front face that is at least partially concave-shaped and coupled to the radially-symmetric housing, the front face positioned in front of:
the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; and
the IR illuminator such that IR light from the IR illuminator is directed through the front face.