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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Eric S. Micko, San Jose, CA (US);
Sonny Windstrup Rasmussen, Singapore, SG;
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for using multiple passive infrared sensors to determine a distance to an object. For instance, an electronic device may include a first passive infrared sensor including a first FOV that extends a first distance from the electronic device and a second passive infrared sensor including a second FOV that extends a second distance from the electronic device further than the first distance. The electronic device may generate first sensor data using the first passive infrared sensor and second sensor data using the second passive infrared sensor. The electronic device may then determine a first amplitude associated with the first sensor data and a second amplitude associated with the second sensor data and determine a ratio between the amplitudes. After the ratio is determined, the electronic device may determine a distance associated with the ratio, generate image data based on the distance, and send the image data to computing device(s).