Self powering camera

摘要

Approaches provide for a computing device that includes, for example, a camera assembly, a lens assembly. The camera assembly can include an image sensor that includes, for example, a first region having camera pixels and a second region having photovoltaic cells. The camera pixels can be configured to capture light from the lens assembly for use in generating image data and the photovoltaic cells can be configured to capture light from the lens assembly for use in generating energy. The lens assembly can include a lens and a plurality of lens elements, where each lens element can be configured to direct a portion of light to a portion of the second region that includes the photovoltaic cells and the lens can be configured to direct a portion of the light to the first region that includes the camera pixels. A power collection component can be configured to process power from light received by the plurality of photovoltaic cells and an image analysis component can be configured to generate image data from light received by the camera pixels.

主权项

1. A computing device, comprising:
a camera assembly that includes a camera sensor, the camera sensor having a first region that includes a plurality of camera pixels and a second region that includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells, the second region surrounding a circumference of the first region; a lens assembly that includes a lens and a plurality of lens elements arranged around a circumference of the lens, a first lens element of the plurality of lens elements configured to direct a first portion of light to a first portion of the second region, the lens configured to direct a second portion of light to the first region wherein the plurality of camera pixels are configured to generate image data from the second portion of light; a battery configured to store electricity generated by the plurality of photovoltaic cells; a shutter; and photovoltaic cells on the shutter, wherein light passing through the lens assembly is received at the photovoltaic cells on the shutter when the shutter is in a closed position and the first portion of light is received at the second region and the second portion of light is received at the first region when the shutter is in an open position.