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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2023
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Hrishikesh Vijaykumar Panchawagh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ali Lopez, Dublin, CA (US);
Sumit Agrawal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bernard Herrera Soukup, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicholas Buchan, San Jose, CA (US);
Camilo Perez Saaibi, Dublin, CA (US);
Legardo Reyes, Fremont, CA (US);
Kostadin Dimitrov Djordjev, Los Gatos, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Some disclosed examples involve controlling a light-steering system to direct light emitted by at least a first light source of a light source system to a first plurality of areas of a target object, wherein controlling the light-steering system involves controlling one or more adjustable micromirrors, one or more adjustable lenses, one or more adjustable diffraction gratings, or combinations thereof. Some examples involve receiving ultrasonic receiver signals from an ultrasonic receiver system corresponding to photoacoustic responses of the target object to light provided the light source system to each area of the first plurality of areas and determining a selected area of the target object from which additional ultrasonic receiver signals will be obtained, wherein determining the selected area involves detecting a blood vessel within the target object. Some examples involve controlling the light source system to obtain additional ultrasonic receiver signals from the selected area.