Time of flight apparatus and method
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Abstract
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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- 8 Japan
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- 5 Korea
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- SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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- 2019 Application Filing Year
- G01C Class
- 3727 Applications Filed
- 2575 Patents Issued To-Date
- 69.10 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Amaya-Benitez, Manuel | Stuttgart, DE | 7 | 11 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 11 | |||
Nishimori, Hiroaki | Tokyo, JP | 6 | 22 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 22 | |||
Nobuaki, Kaji | Kanagawa, JP | 1 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Van, Der Tempel Ward | Muizen, BE | 57 | 545 |
# of filed Patents : 57 Total Citations : 545 |
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