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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:
Jun. 25, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2017
Applicant:

Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;

Inventors:

Danilo Pietro Pau, Sesto San Giovanni, IT;

Emanuele Plebani, Sotto IL Monte Giovanni, IT;

Assignee:

STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/04 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/48 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4868 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); G06K 9/00255 (2013.01); G06K 9/00362 (2013.01); G06K 9/00617 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01);
Abstract

A laserbeam light source is controlled to avoid light sensitive regions around the laserbeam light source. One or more laserlight-sensitive regions are identified based on images of an area around the laserbeam light source, and indications of positions corresponding to the laserlight-sensitive regions are generated. The laserbeam light source is controlled based on the indications of the positions. The laserbeam light source may be controlled to deflect a laserlight beam away from laserlight-sensitive regions, to reduce an intensity of a laserlight beam directed towards a laserlight-sensitive region, etc. Motion estimation may be used to generate the indications of positions corresponding to the laserlight-sensitive regions.


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