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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Florian Willomitzer, Evanston, IL (US);
Oliver Strider Cossairt, Evanston, IL (US);
Marc Walton, Evanston, IL (US);
Chia-Kai Yeh, Evanston, IL (US);
Vikas Gupta, Fremont, CA (US);
William Spies, Arvada, CO (US);
Florian Schiffers, Evanston, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) imaging system includes a mobile device that has a display screen configured to display a series of patterns onto an object that is to be imaged. The mobile device also includes a front-facing camera configured to capture reflections of the series of patterns off of the object. The system also includes a controller that is configured to control a timing of the series of patterns that appear on the display screen and activation of the front-facing camera in relation to the appearance of the series of patterns.