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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2023
Applicant:

Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Zhaoming Zhu, Redmond, WA (US);

Mark Timothy Sullivan, Mountain View, CA (US);

Jonatan Ginzburg, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); H01S 5/183 (2006.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); G03B 21/2033 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); H01S 5/18302 (2013.01);
Abstract

A projector for illuminating a target area is presented. The projector includes an array of emitters positioned on a substrate according to a distribution. Each emitter in the array of emitters has a non-circular emission area. Operation of at least a portion of the array of emitters is controlled based in part on emission instructions to emit light. The light from the projector is configured to illuminate the target area. The projector can be part of a depth camera assembly for depth sensing of a local area, or part of an eye tracker for determining a gaze direction for an eye.


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