Time of flight apparatus and method

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PATENT NO 12222455
APP PUB NO 20220050185A1
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17276114

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A time-of-flight apparatus has: a light source for emitting light to a scene; a light detector for detecting light from the scene; and a control, the control being configured to: acquire a frame of detected light from the light detector, wherein the frame corresponds to a predetermined time interval, and drive the light source for emitting light during the acquisition of the frame, wherein the light energy accumulated within the frame has a predetermined value, and wherein the frame is divided into active light time intervals during which light is emitted to the scene.

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Amaya-Benitez, Manuel Stuttgart, DE 7 11
Nishimori, Hiroaki Tokyo, JP 6 22
Nobuaki, Kaji Kanagawa, JP 1 1
Van, Der Tempel Ward Muizen, BE 57 545

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