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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yohtaro Yasu, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 25/74 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); A61B 1/00195 (2013.01); H04N 25/74 (2023.01);
Abstract
[Problem] To provide a pulse generator that is used in a ToF camera system especially adopting the indirect system and can be ready for various settings of a frequency or a phase with a simple configuration. [Solving means] There is provided a pulse generator that includes a first counter that determines a phase of a pulse to be outputted and used for distance measurement to a distance measurement target using an input signal, and a second counter that determines a frequency of the pulse using the input signal.