Camera assembly with concave-shaped front face

• Main Authors: Law, Jeffrey, Mueller, Oliver, Kraz, Mark, Jacob, Rochus, Booth, Kevin Edward, Wilson, Tyler Scott, Mittleman, Adam Duckworth, Goulden, Jason Evans, Webb, Nicholas, Dong, William
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.03.2024
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; ALARM SYSTEMS; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; CINEMATOGRAPHY; DEAF-AID SETS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS

The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; and (3) a concave-shaped 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; where the front face includes: (a) an inner section corresponding to the image sensor; and (b) an outer section between the housing and the inner section, the outer section having a concave shape that extends from an outer periphery of the outer section to an inner periphery of the outer section; and where the concave shape extends around an entirety of the outer periphery.