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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Mesa Imaging Ag, Zurich, CH;
Inventor:
Thierry Oggier, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Heptagon Micro Optics Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/47 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/36 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); A01J 5/007 (2006.01); A01J 5/017 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/08 (2013.01); A01J 5/007 (2013.01); A01J 5/017 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/023 (2013.01); G01S 17/36 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01); Y10S 901/41 (2013.01); Y10S 901/47 (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.