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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2013
Applicants:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jung Soon Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Seong Jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Euisik Yoon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jihyun Cho, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignees:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/10 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/10 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
A background light suppression apparatus and method capable of suppressing influences of background light in a depth sensor includes measuring output signals of sub pixels for a sub integration time shorter than a frame integration time; and integrating differences between the output signals after the sub integration time.