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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/42 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/2513 (2013.01); G01B 11/25 (2013.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01); G02B 27/425 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/0325 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for structured light scanning. The structured light includes one or more projected lines or other patterns. At least two independent emitters emit light for each projected line or pattern. Typically the at least two independent emitters are arranged in a row. The apparatus also includes a pattern generator for causing light from respective emitters of a given row to overlap along a pattern axis to form a projected pattern.