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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Photoneo S. R. O., Bratislava, SK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Photoneo s. r. o., Bratislava, SK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/353 (2011.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2020.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); H04N 13/246 (2018.01); H04N 13/254 (2018.01); H04N 13/296 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/353 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4868 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); H04N 5/2352 (2013.01); H04N 5/2354 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 13/246 (2018.05); H04N 13/254 (2018.05); H04N 13/296 (2018.05);
Abstract
In illustrative implementations, a set of separate modulation signals simultaneously modulates a plurality of pixels in a superpixel by a set of separate modulation signals, such that each pixel in the superpixel is modulated by a modulation signal that causes sensitivity of the pixel to vary over time. Each superpixel comprises multiple pixels. In some implementations, the sensitivity of a pixel to incident light is controlled by storage modulation or by light modulation. In some implementations, this invention is used for 3D scanning, i.e., for detection of the 3D position of points in a scene.