Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080251707 | OPTICAL CHASSIS, CAMERA HAVING AN OPTICAL CHASSIS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A camera including a mount substrate, a detector on a first surface of the mount substrate, a spacer on the mount substrate, the spacer including a hole exposing the detector, a cover on the spacer, the cover covering the hole, the mount substrate, the spacer and the cover together sealing the detector, the cover having a planar surface facing the detector, and an external electrical interconnection for the detector provided outside the sealing, the external electrical interconnection being on a first surface and a second surface, different from the first surface, of the mount substrate, the external electrical interconnection adapted to connect the detector to an electrical contact pad. | 10-16-2008 |
20080285965 | METHOD OF FORMING THIN CAMERA - A thin camera having sub-pixel resolution includes an array of micro-cameras. Each micro-camera includes a lens, a plurality of sensors of size p, and a plurality of macro-pixels of size d having a feature of size q. The feature size q smaller than p and provides a resolution for the micro-camera greater than p. The smallest feature in the micro-cameras determines the resolution of the thin camera. Each macro-pixel may have any array of m features of size q, where q=d/m. Additional micro-cameras may be included to increase power. | 11-20-2008 |
20080310023 | Method of making an optical system - A diffractive optical element (DOE) corrector for use with three different wavelengths includes a first diffractive element on a first surface of a first material, the first diffractive element diffracting a first wavelength of the three wavelengths, while directing a majority of light of second and third wavelengths of the three wavelengths into a zero-th order, and a second diffractive element on a second surface of a second material, the second material being different from the first material, the second surface being different from and in an optical path of the first surface, the second diffractive element diffracting the second wavelength, while directing a majority of light of the first and third wavelengths into a zero-th order. | 12-18-2008 |
20090050789 | OPTOELECTRONIC PACKAGE, CAMERA INCLUDING THE SAME AND RELATED METHODS - A camera includes a first substrate having top and bottom surfaces, a second substrate having top and bottom surfaces, a spacer substrate between a substantially planar portion of the top surface of the second substrate and a substantially planar of the bottom surface of the first substrate, at least two of the first substrate, the second substrate and the spacer substrate sealing an interior space, a detector within the interior space, and an electrical interconnection extending from the detector to outside the interior space. | 02-26-2009 |
20090076920 | Multimedia restaurant system, booth and associated methods - A restaurant system may include multiple booths in at least part of a restaurant and a central computer in communication with each booth. Each booth may include a table having a table display, seating stations arranged around the table, the table being large enough to accommodate dining at each seating station, a wall having a wall display therein, the wall display positioned to be viewable from all seating stations, the wall display configured to display a common image, the table display configured to control the wall display, a booth computer in communication with the table display, the wall display, and the central computer, and an access point configured to allow access to restaurant workers and entry/exit to the booth. | 03-19-2009 |
20090152450 | Integrated optical transceiver - An optical transceiver includes at least one light source and at least one detector mounted on the same surface of the same substrate. The detector is to receive light from other than a light source on the surface. At least one of the light source and the detector is mounted on the surface. An optics block having optical elements for each light source and detectors is attached via a vertical spacer to the substrate. Electrical interconnections for the light source and the detector are accessible from the same surface of the substrate with the optics block attached thereto. One of the light source and the detector may be monolithically integrated into the substrate. | 06-18-2009 |
20090190459 | Chromatic diffractive optical element corrector, optical system including the same and associated methods - An optical element may include a substrate including a diffractive structure having multiple periods, at least one period of the multiple periods having multiple steps, heights of the multiple steps non-monotonically increasing across the at least one period. The optical element may be used with at least two wavelengths, e.g., three wavelengths, may be on a single surface and may provide an efficiency of at least 50% for all wavelengths. | 07-30-2009 |
20100179864 | Multimedia, multiuser system and associated methods - A table system includes a touch screen having a touch detection surface and a display, and a computer. The touch screen serves as an input device for the computer and the computer is configured to supply a continuous video signal to the display. The touch detection surface is configured to receive an object thereon without interference with detection, to send a first input to the computer in response to a first touch the computer configured to perform a first action on the touch screen in response thereto and, when a second touch occurs at a different location on the touch screen while the first action is being performed on the touch screen, to send a second input to the computer in response to the second touch, the computer being configured to perform a second action in response thereto, so that first and second actions are performed simultaneously. | 07-15-2010 |
20100194703 | MULTIMEDIA, MULTIUSER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A table system includes a touch screen integrated in a table top, a computer system in communication with the touch screen, the touch screen being configured to serve as a primary input to the computer and to display multiple active sections at different orientations corresponding to different seating locations on the table top simultaneously, and a secondary screen, located away from the touch screen, in communication with the computer system, the secondary screen being configured to continuously display media files stored on the computer system at a single orientation and to be viewed from the different seating locations simultaneous with use of the touch screen, the touch screen configured to display representations of media files to be displayed on the secondary screen and to serve as selection input for the media files. | 08-05-2010 |
20100272390 | Integrated optical transceiver - An optical transceiver includes at least one light source and at least one detector mounted on the same surface of the same substrate. The detector is to receive light from other than a light source on the surface. At least one of the light source and the detector is mounted on the surface. An optics block having optical elements for each light source and detectors is attached via a vertical spacer to the substrate. Electrical interconnections for the light source and the detector are accessible from the same surface of the substrate with the optics block attached thereto. One of the light source and the detector may be monolithically integrated into the substrate. | 10-28-2010 |
20100272393 | Wafer based optical chassis and associated methods - An optical chassis includes a mount substrate an optoelectronic device on the mount substrate, a spacer substrate, and a sealer substrate. The mount substrate, the spacer substrate and the sealer substrate are vertically stacked and hermetically sealing the optoelectronic device. An external electrical contact for the optoelectronic device is provided outside the sealing. At least part of the optical chassis may be made on a wafer level. A passive optical element may be provided on the sealer substrate or on another substrate stacked and secured thereto. | 10-28-2010 |
20100295973 | DETERMINATE AND INDETERMINATE OPTICAL SYSTEMS - An optical system ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100321564 | Camera system and associated methods - A camera system may include an optics stack including two substrates, the optics stack forming an imaging system, each substrate having two surfaces that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging system, the optics stack including a securing region on opposing surfaces of the two substrates, the two substrates being secured together on a wafer level at their respective securing regions, at least one of the surfaces of the two substrates including a refractive surface of the imaging system, a detector substrate having an active area and a cover structure protecting at least the active area of the detector substrate, the optics stack being secured to an upper surface of the cover structure. | 12-23-2010 |
20110033152 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - An optical assembly includes a first transparent substrate having first and second surfaces, a second transparent substrate having substantially parallel third and fourth surfaces, a reflective portion on the second transparent substrate, a plurality of filters between the first substrate and the reflective portion, the plurality of filters filtering light beams incident thereon, the plurality of filters and the reflective portion forming a bounce cavity within the second transparent substrate, a collimating lens for collimating light beams to be input to the bounce cavity, a tilt mechanism for introducing tilt to light beams input to the bounce cavity; an input port receiving light beams and an output port transmitting light beams. The tilt mechanism may be between the first and second substrate. | 02-10-2011 |
20110222171 | RECESSED OPTICAL SURFACES - An optics block includes a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces, the substrate being a first material, a plurality of through holes extending in the substrate between the first and second opposing surface, a second material, different than the first material, filling a portion of the through holes and extending on a portion of the first surface of the substrate outside the through holes, and a first lens structure in the second material and corresponding to each of the through holes. | 09-15-2011 |
20120094066 | INTEGRATED MICRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND CAMERAS INCLUDING THE SAME - A device having an optical system including first and second substrates, a first optical element on a first surface of the first substrate, and a second optical element on a second surface of the second substrate, the first and second surfaces being parallel and the first and second optical elements being substantially centered along an optical axis of the optical system, and an active element positioned in optical communication with the optical system, wherein an imaging function of the optical system is distributed over at least the first and second optical elements. | 04-19-2012 |
20120155798 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SUBSTRATES STACKED ALONG AN OPTICAL AXIS THEREOF - An optical device includes a first substrate having a first top surface and a first bottom surface, a second substrate having a second top surface and a second bottom surface, and a spacer substrate between substantially planar portions of the second top surface and the first bottom surface. The spacer, first, and second substrates seal an interior space between the second top surface of the second substrate and the first bottom surface of the first substrate. At least two of the first, second, and spacer substrates are aligned and secured on a wafer level. An optoelectronic element is within the interior space. An optical axis of the optical device extends through one of the first top and bottom surfaces and the second top and bottom surfaces. An electrical interconnection extends from the optoelectronic element to outside the interior space. | 06-21-2012 |
20120162351 | MULTIMEDIA, MULTIUSER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Embodiments are directed to a system that may include a table with multiple user stations, a touch screen embedded in a top surface of the table, a table computer connected to the touch screen, and at least two mobile device connectors connected to the table computer and configured to be connected to a secondary screen viewable from the multiple user stations, wherein touching the touch screen at appropriate locations results in selection of content from a mobile device connected to the first mobile device connector, content from a mobile device connected to the second mobile device connector, and content from the table computer to be sent to at least one of the touch screen and the secondary screen for display thereon, and touching the touch screen at other appropriate locations results in another function in addition to selection of content for display. | 06-28-2012 |
20120229908 | RECESSED OPTICAL SURFACES - An optics block includes a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces, the substrate being a first material, a plurality of through holes extending in the substrate between the first and second opposing surface, a second material, different than the first material, filling a portion of the through holes and extending on a portion of the first surface of the substrate outside the through holes, and a first lens structure in the second material and corresponding to each of the through holes. | 09-13-2012 |
20130147750 | MULTIMEDIA, MULTIUSER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A table system includes a touch screen having a touch detection surface and a display, and a computer. The touch screen serves as an input device for the computer and the computer is configured to supply a continuous video signal to the display. The touch detection surface is configured to receive an object thereon without interference with detection, to send a first input to the computer in response to a first touch the computer configured to perform a first action on the touch screen in response thereto and, when a second touch occurs at a different location on the touch screen while the first action is being performed on the touch screen, to send a second input to the computer in response to the second touch, the computer being configured to perform a second action in response thereto, so that first and second actions are performed simultaneously. | 06-13-2013 |
20130219295 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system includes a surface having a touch screen display, a computer connected to the touch screen display, and a login window displayed on the display, the display computer receiving identifying information from the user via the login window. Once a user logs in through the login window, the display computer starts a session and displays icons, the display computer collecting information regarding activity during the session, associating the activities of the session with that user, and, once the session ends, the display computer generating a report based for each user and activities associated with each user. | 08-22-2013 |
20130342489 | MULTIMEDIA, MULTIUSER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A table system includes a touch screen having a touch detection surface and a display, and a computer. The touch screen serves as an input device for the computer and the computer is configured to supply a continuous video signal to the display. The touch detection surface is configured to receive an object thereon without interference with detection, to send a first input to the computer in response to a first touch the computer configured to perform a first action on the touch screen in response thereto and, when a second touch occurs at a different location on the touch screen while the first action is being performed on the touch screen, to send a second input to the computer in response to the second touch, the computer being configured to perform a second action in response thereto, so that first and second actions are performed simultaneously. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346864 | MULTIMEDIA, MULTIUSER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A table system includes a touch screen having a touch detection surface and a display, and a computer. The touch screen serves as an input device for the computer and the computer is configured to supply a continuous video signal to the display. The touch detection surface is configured to receive an object thereon without interference with detection, to send a first input to the computer in response to a first touch the computer configured to perform a first action on the touch screen in response thereto and, when a second touch occurs at a different location on the touch screen while the first action is being performed on the touch screen, to send a second input to the computer in response to the second touch, the computer being configured to perform a second action in response thereto, so that first and second actions are performed simultaneously. | 12-26-2013 |
20140035855 | MULTIMEDIA, MULTIUSER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A multiuser, multi-interface computing system includes a computer system, and a continuous substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The substrate includes at least two touch sensitive regions, each touch sensitive region including a continuous touch sensitive surface that covers at least a portion of at least one display and an individual interface for selecting applications. The touch sensitive surface is configured to serve as the primary input to the computer system. The continuous substrate is transparent within the touch sensitive regions. The multiuser, multi-interface computing system is configured so that the at least two users can use the touch sensitive regions simultaneously. | 02-06-2014 |
20140085239 | MULTIMEDIA, MULTIUSER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A table system includes a touch screen integrated in a table top, a computer system in communication with the touch screen, the touch screen being configured to serve as a primary input to the computer and to display multiple active sections at different orientations corresponding to different seating locations on the table top simultaneously, and a secondary screen, located away from the touch screen, in communication with the computer system, the secondary screen being configured to continuously display media files stored on the computer system at a single orientation and to be viewed from the different seating locations simultaneous with use of the touch screen, the touch screen configured to display representations of media files to be displayed on the secondary screen and to serve as selection input for the media files. | 03-27-2014 |