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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2020
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A distance measurement device according to the present disclosure includes: a light detection unit that receives light from a subject; a depth calculation section that calculates depth information of the subject on the basis of an output of the light detection unit; and an artifact removal section that divides an image into respective segments on the basis of the depth information and validates a segment of the respective segments in which a number of pixels exceeds a predetermined threshold and invalidates a segment in which the number of pixels is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold.