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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Younggu Jin, Osan-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of operating a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor including at least one depth pixel having a multi-tap structure and a light source illuminating a transmission light to an object is provided. An operation mode of a ToF sensor is determined among a distance detection mode to sense a distance to an object and a plurality of additional operation modes. A plurality of taps of a depth pixel and a light source are controlled based on the determined operation mode such that the plurality of taps generate a plurality of sample data corresponding to the determined operation mode. A sensing result corresponding to the selected operation mode is determined based on the plurality of sample data. A plurality of functions, in addition to a function of the ToF sensor to measure a distance to an object, may be performed efficiently by controlling the plurality of taps of the depth pixel and the light source depending on the operation modes.