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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2011
Applicant:
Thierry Oggier, Zurich, CH;
Inventor:
Thierry Oggier, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
MESA Imaging AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system to compensate for stray light errors in time of flight (TOF) camera systems uses reference targets in the in the field of view (FOV) that can be used to measure stray light. In different embodiments, one or more reference targets are used.