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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
James Peter Drummond Downing, Doune, GB;
STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED, Marlow, GB;
Abstract
An embodiment method for enhancing the intrinsic spatial resolution of an optical sensor includes projecting, by an optical source of the optical sensor, a plurality of illumination patterns onto an object and detecting, by an optical detector of the optical sensor, reflected radiation for each of the plurality of illumination patterns. The method further includes generating, by a processor of the optical sensor, a plurality of sub-images, where each sub-image corresponds to a respective illumination pattern of the plurality of illumination patterns, each sub-image having a first image resolution. The method additionally includes reconstructing, by the processor and from the plurality of sub-images, an image having a second image resolution, the second image resolution being finer than the first image resolution.