Katherine M Armstrong

US Patent:

20230086557, Mar 23, 2023

Filed:

Jun 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/851294

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Blake M. Coughenour - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bryan Dang - San Jose CA, US
Florian R. Fournier - Cupertino CA, US
Katherine J. Armstrong - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

F21V 5/02
F21V 5/00
G02B 3/08
G03B 21/62

Abstract:

Various embodiments disclosed herein include adaptive light source modules that can provide adaptive illumination to a scene. The adaptive light source modules may comprise a housing, an emitter array, and a lens. The emitter array comprises a plurality of emitters. The lens may redirect light emitted from the emitter array through a transparent window of the housing. The housing may further include a prismatic surface that distorts light emitted from the emitter array and/or one or more non-transparent portions that limits light travelling therethrough. The adaptive light source module may optionally comprise a light sensor, and a portion of the lens may be configured to direct light toward the light sensor.