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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicants:
Stmicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignees:
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06K 9/00201 (2013.01); G06K 9/00255 (2013.01); G06K 9/00268 (2013.01); G06K 9/00597 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a time-of-flight sensor configured to sense a distance between the electronic device and at least one object proximate the electronic device. Processing circuitry is coupled to the time-of-flight sensor and controls access to the electronic device based on the sensed distance. The electronic device may include a digital camera that the processing circuitry controls to perform facial or iris recognition utilizing the sensed distance from the time-of-flight sensor.