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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Lumileds Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Arjen Van Der Sijde, Eindhoven, NL;
Nicola Bettina Pfeffer, Eindhoven, NL;
Yourii Martynov, Geldrop, NL;
Assignee:
Lumileds LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 15/03 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/353 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 15/03 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/2354 (2013.01); H04N 5/3532 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0567 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to embodiments of the invention includes, for a field of view comprising a plurality of portions, determining an amount of light for each portion. LEDs corresponding to each portion are selectively energized over a plurality of time periods, such that a sum of illumination generated by each LED during the plurality of time periods equals the determined amount of light. An image of the field of view is captured, for example by a camera.