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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Jeffrey Kempf, Dallas, TX (US);
Kevin Tomei, Dallas, TX (US);
Tyler Bower, Denver, CO (US);
Eric Pruett, Denton, TX (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to generate 3D point clouds based on spatiotemporal light patterns are disclosed. A controller includes processor circuitry to execute the instructions to generate a series of light patterns based on a set of light pattern tiles. Each of the light pattern tiles is defined by a different arrangement of illuminated pixels. Each of the light patterns is defined by a different arrangement of the light pattern tiles. The processor circuitry is to instruct a projector to project the series of light patterns; instruct an image sensor to capture a series of images of reflections of the series of light patterns; and generate a three-dimensional point cloud based on the series of captured images.