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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:
Dec. 08, 2020

Filed:

May. 24, 2018
Applicant:

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroaki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;

Norimitsu Okiyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroyuki Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/254 (2018.01); G06T 7/579 (2017.01); H04N 13/296 (2018.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 5/353 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/254 (2018.05); G06T 7/579 (2017.01); H04N 5/345 (2013.01); H04N 5/353 (2013.01); H04N 13/296 (2018.05); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to information processing apparatus and method configured so that more information can be obtained without the need for a frame memory. Scan of a point light source or a line light source configured to project a pattern image on an object is performed, and exposure and reading by line scan for capturing an image of the object is performed multiple times during a single cycle of the scan as projection of the pattern image. The present disclosure is, for example, applicable to an information processing apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an image projection apparatus, a control apparatus, a projection image capturing system, an information processing method, a program, or the like.


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