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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yohtaro Yasu, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhiko Shigyo, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/46 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/46 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01);
Abstract
A signal generation apparatus for use with a ToF camera system includes a first pulse generator configured to generate a pulse to be supplied to a light source that irradiates light to a distance measurement target, a second pulse generator configured to generate a pulse to be supplied to pixels that receive light reflected by the distance measurement target, and a switching section configured to switch a setting of a modulation frequency of the first pulse generator and the second pulse generator within a predetermined period.