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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2023
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Hongbo Zhu, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuki Hizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Takafumi Takatsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Oike, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Ogi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Tashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A light-receiving apparatus () includes a counting unit (), a setting unit (), and an acquiring unit (). The counting unit is configured to measure a detection number of times that represents the number of times incidence of a photon to a light-receiving element has been detected within an exposure period and to output a counted value. The setting unit is configured to set a cycle of updating time information in accordance with an elapsed time during the exposure period. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire the time information indicating a time at which the counted value reaches a threshold before the exposure period elapses.