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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Alexander Shpunt, Tel Aviv, IL;
Benny Pesach, Rosh HaAyin, IL;
Ronen Akerman, Modiin, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/00 (2013.01); G01B 11/2518 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus () for mapping includes an illumination module (), which includes a radiation source (), which is configured to emit a beam of radiation. A scanner () receives and scans the beam over a selected angular range. Illumination optics () project the scanned beam so as to create a pattern of spots extending over a region of interest. An imaging module () captures an image of the pattern that is projected onto an object () in the region of interest. A processor () processes the age in order to construct a three-dimensional (3D) map of the object.