Active power control using neighboring pixels

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11753042
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17136222

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Sensors, including time-of-flight sensors, may be used to detect objects in an environment. In an example, a vehicle may include a time-of-flight sensor that images objects around the vehicle, e.g., so the vehicle can navigate relative to the objects. Sensor data generated by the time-of-flight sensor can include saturated pixels, e.g., due to over-exposure, sensing highly-reflective objects, and/or excessive ambient light. In some examples, parameters associated with power of a time-of-flight sensor can be altered based on characteristics of the saturated pixels, as well as information about non-saturated pixels neighboring the saturated pixels. For example, the neighboring pixels may provide information about whether saturation is due to ambient light, e.g., sunlight, or due to emitted light from the sensor.

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ZOOX INC1149 CHESS DRIVE FOSTER CITY CA 94404

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Yongzhe San Jose, US 5 5
Ferdowsi, Mehran San Mateo, US 22 79
Holladay, Samuel San Francisco, US 5 5
Karadeniz, Turhan Oakland, US 27 125
Moor, Robert Nicholas San Mateo, US 16 30
Subasingha, Subasingha Shaminda San Ramon, US 64 452
Warga, Joseph Patrick San Francisco, US 16 60
Waschura, Harrison Thomas Los Altos Hills, US 10 17
Wilkinson, Silas Kogure San Francisco, US 9 11

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