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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc., Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Onur Can Akkaya, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Arrigo Benedetti, San Franciso, CA (US);
Cyrus Bamji, Freemont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/254 (2018.01); H04N 13/282 (2018.01); H04N 13/296 (2018.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G01S 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 17/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/254 (2018.05); G01B 11/2513 (2013.01); G01S 1/00 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 13/282 (2018.05); H04N 13/296 (2018.05); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active illumination range camera operable to determine distances to features in a scene, and comprising an illumination system and imaging system simultaneously controllable to provide a FOI and a FOV that coincide at, and are substantially coextensive with, a region of interest (ROI) in a portion of the scene and track the ROI as it moves.