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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shogo Yamasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A ranging device includes: a processing unit configured to operate in a first mode for outputting a signal based on incident light to a first number of photoelectric conversion elements among photoelectric conversion elements and configured to operate in a second mode for outputting a signal based on incident light to a second number of photoelectric conversion elements among the photoelectric conversion elements, the second number being different from the first number; and a time conversion unit configured to generate a signal indicating a time at which light is incident on a light receiving unit based on a time count value input from a time counting unit and a signal generated in the light receiving unit. Switching from the first mode to the second mode is performed in a period from the start of light emission to the next start of light emission of a light emitting device.
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