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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Boyan Ivanov Bonev, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Marek Mienko, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device comprises a first camera, wherein the first camera includes one or more photosensors configured to detect visible light passing, in a first direction, through a first surface. The device further includes a light source configured to emit infrared (IR) light, in a second direction opposite the first direction, through the first surface. The device also includes a second camera configured to detect reflections of the IR light.