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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/46 (2006.01); G01S 7/483 (2006.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/483 (2013.01); G01S 17/023 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/46 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06T 7/0075 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); H04N 13/025 (2013.01); H04N 13/0253 (2013.01); H04N 13/0271 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a camera module configured to generate at least one image and a ToF SPAD based range detecting module configured to generate at least one distance determination to an object within a field of view of the camera module. A processor receives the at least one image from the camera module output and receives the at least one distance determination from the ToF SPAD based range detecting module. This data is processed by the processor to determine a depth map.