IP Library Granted Patent US 10,816,814
Granted Patent B2
US 10,816,814 · App. 16/345,373 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Imaging device

Inventor: Junichi Rekimoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
G02B27/028G02B27/02G02B27/022G03B35/18H04N5/225H04N5/2252H04N5/64H04N7/14G02B27/021
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Patent No.
US 10,816,814
App. No.
16/345,373
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an imaging device, the imaging device including: a support structure configured to be mountable on a head of a user; an optical filter having a reflection surface that reflects predetermined light having a predetermined wavelength band and allows visible light to pass; and at least one first imaging unit configured to acquire a first image including at least a part of a face of the user on the basis of the predetermined light reflected by the reflection surface.

Claims (37)

1. An imaging device comprising:

housing configured to be mountable on a head of a user;

a light source configured to emit infrared light;

an optical filter having a reflection surface that reflects the infrared light and allows visible light to pass;

and

at least one first imaging unit configured to acquire a first image including at least a part of a face of the user on a basis of the infrared light reflected by the reflection surface,

wherein the housing has a first part and a second part that has higher diffusibility of the infrared light than that of the first part, and wherein the infrared light is reflected by the second part and emitted to the face of the user.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the housing includes an abutting portion that abuts against the face of the user when the support structurc housing is mounted on the head of the user, and

the first imaging unit is provided on an inner surface of the abutting portion.

3. The imaging device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first imaging unit is provided on at least one of a left inner surface or a right inner surface of the abutting portion.

4. The imaging device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first imaging unit is provided at an end of the abutting portion.

5. The imaging device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first imaging unit is placed so that a first angle between an imaging direction and a normal line of the reflection surface is larger than 0° .

6. The imaging device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first imaging unit is placed so that a second angle between the imaging direction and the inner surface of the abutting portion is larger than 0° .

7. The imaging device according to claim 5 , further comprising

an adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting the imaging direction.

8. The imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first imaging unit is provided so that the first image includes an eye of the user.

9. The imaging device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first imaging unit is provided so that the first image further includes an eyebrow of the user.

10. The imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the housing includes a frame portion extending along a side of the face of the user when the housing is mounted on the head of the user, and

the first imaging unit is provided on an inner surface of the frame portion facing the user.

11. The imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the infrared light emitted by the light source is directly or indirectly reflected by the face of the user, is further reflected by the optical filter, and is directly or indirectly incident on the first imaging unit.

12. The imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical filter is positioned in a field of view of the user when the housing is mounted on the head of the user.

13. The imaging device according to claim 12 , further comprising

a display unit configured to perform display with the visible light, wherein the optical filter allows the visible light emitted by the display unit to pass.

14. The imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a second imaging unit configured to acquire a second image including a mouth of the user.

15. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second part is configured to homogenize irradiation luminance of the infrared light with respect to the face of the user.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 073986/0571 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2019
From: REKIMOTO, JUNICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049005/0911 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-238599 · Dec 8, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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