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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Inventor:
Pascal Mellot, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 7/487 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes counting a first set of photons having times of flight that falls within a first time range and being detected during a first time period, determining a second time range based on the first set of photons, the second time range being smaller than the first time range, counting a second set of photons having times of flight that fall within the second time range and being detected during a second time period, and determining a third time range based on the second set of photons, the third time range being smaller than the second time range.