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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2022
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Atul Ingle, Madison, WI (US);
Sacha Jungerman, Madison, WI (US);
Yin Li, Madison, WI (US);
Mohit Gupta, Madison, WI (US);
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for estimating a depth and orientation of a portion of a scene using a single-photon detector and diffuse light source are provided. In some embodiments, a system comprises: a light source; an image sensor comprising a pixel having a field of view of at least one degree; a hardware processor programmed to: cause the light source to emit a sequence of n defocused pulses toward the scene; receive, from the pixel, information indicative of arrival times of light from the scene; generate a transient histogram using the information indicative of arrival times of light from the scene; and estimate one or more properties of a portion of the scene within the field of view of the pixel based on the transient histogram, wherein the one or more properties of the portion of the scene includes at least a depth.