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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2024
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Raymond Kirk Price, Carnation, WA (US);
Michael Bleyer, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Carnation, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/81 (2023.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01); H04N 13/254 (2018.01); G01S 7/4914 (2020.01); H10F 39/12 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/81 (2023.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 13/254 (2018.05); G01S 7/4914 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01); H10F 39/191 (2025.01);
Abstract
An HMD includes a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array comprising a plurality of SPAD pixels. The HMD also includes a display positioned to display images for viewing by an eye of a user. The HMD also includes one or more processors and one or more hardware storage devices storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to configure the HMD to perform various acts associated with using the SPAD array to capture an image frame of an environment for display to the user.