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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tuan Thanh Ta, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Akihide Sai, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiki Sugimoto, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4873 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light-receiving apparatus has M (M is greater than 2) light-receiving elements corresponding to one pixel, and controller circuitry configured to control a bias voltage of the M light-receiving elements in accordance with a condition that the number of light-receiving elements of the M light-receiving elements simultaneously detecting light within a first period is less than N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2 and less than M).