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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2023
Stmicroelectronics France, Montrouge, FR;
Stmicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Darin K. Winterton, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald Baxter, Stirling, GB;
Andrew Hodgson, Edingburgh, GB;
Gordon Lunn, Linlithgow, GB;
Olivier Pothier, Sceaux, FR;
Kalyan-Kumar Vadlamudi-Reddy, San Jose, CA (US);
STMicroelectronics France, Montrouge, FR;
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Abstract
A method includes dividing a field of view into a plurality of zones and sampling the field of view to generate a photon count for each zone of the plurality of zones, identifying a focal sector of the field of view and analyzing each zone to select a final focal object from a first prospective focal object and a second prospective focal object.