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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2015
Applicant:

Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;

Inventors:

Markus Dielacher, Graz, AT;

Martin Flatscher, Graz, AT;

Michael Mark, Graz, AT;

Josef Prainsack, Graz, AT;

Assignee:

Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/254 (2018.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2006.01); G01S 7/499 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/254 (2018.05); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 7/499 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); H04N 13/0253 (2013.01);
Abstract

The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor circuit comprising a time of flight sensor pixel. The imaging apparatus further includes a first light emitter having a first spatial offset relative to the time of flight sensor pixel. The imaging apparatus further includes a second light emitter having a second spatial offset relative to the time of flight sensor pixel. The imaging apparatus further includes an image processing circuit configured to produce an image of a region of an object based on first sensor pixel image data and second sensor pixel image data generated by the time of flight sensor pixel. The first sensor pixel image data is based on received light emitted by the first light emitter and reflected at the object's region and wherein the second sensor pixel image data is based on received light emitted by the second light emitter and reflected at the object's region.


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