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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Thierry Oggier, Zurich, CH;
Michael Richter, Zufikon, CH;
Inventors:
Thierry Oggier, Zurich, CH;
Michael Richter, Zufikon, CH;
Assignee:
MESA Imaging AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Improved field-of-illumination (FOI) and field-of-view (FOV) matching for 3D time-of-flight cameras is provided using light emitters with rectangular reflectors. A better adjustment of the FOI with the camera's FOV has the following advantages: optimal use of emitted light and reduced multi-path problems. Furthermore, embodiments bring the benefit for rather low-cost customization of the illumination to match the FOI to the specified FOV.