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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2004
Donald J. Stavely, Windsor, CO (US);
Mark J. Bianchi, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Daniel M. Bloom, Loveland, CO (US);
Charles E. Schinner, Windsor, CO (US);
Kurt Eugene Spears, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Wilfred Brake, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Donald J. Stavely, Windsor, CO (US);
Mark J. Bianchi, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Daniel M. Bloom, Loveland, CO (US);
Charles E. Schinner, Windsor, CO (US);
Kurt Eugene Spears, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Wilfred Brake, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A camera includes a light transmitter configured to transmit light pulses at a first rate, a light receiver configured to receive return signals corresponding to the light pulses transmitted by the light transmitter, and a sampler configured to sample electrical signals corresponding to the return signals received by the light receiver, wherein the sampler is configured to sample the electrical signals at a second rate that is lower than the first rate.