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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2019
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aviad Zabatani, Even Yehuda, IL;
Erez Sperling, D.N. Menashe, IL;
Ofir Mulla, Petach Tikva, IL;
Ron Kimmel, Haifa, IL;
Alex Bronstein, Haifa, IL;
Michael Bronstein, Lugano, CH;
David H. Silver, Haifa, IL;
Ohad Menashe, Haifa, IL;
Vitaly Surazhsky, Yokneam Illit, IL;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for auto range control are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a projector configured to project a sequence of light patterns on an object; a first camera configured to capture a sequence of images of the object illuminated with the projected light patterns; a controller coupled to the projector and first camera and operable to receive the sequence of images and perform range control by controlling power of the sequence of light patterns being projected on the object and exposure time of a camera based on information obtained from the sequence of images captured by the camera.