The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jihye Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jinpyo Gwak, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongeui Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunseok Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Minsu Hwangbo, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a time of flight (ToF) sensor and a method for controlling the ToF sensor. The ToF sensor includes a first light emitter configured to output first light of a first pattern, a second light emitter configured to output second light of a second pattern, an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, and at least one processor configured to control the first light emitter and the second light emitter to sequentially output the first light and the second light, obtain, based on the output first light and second light being received through the image sensor by being reflected by a plurality of objects, a first image frame corresponding to the received first light and a second image frame corresponding to the received second light, and identify distances between the ToF sensor and the plurality of objects based on the first image frame and the second image frame.