Fast gating photosurface
    1.
    发明授权
    Fast gating photosurface 有权
    快速门控照片

    公开(公告)号:US08717469B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US12699074

    申请日:2010-02-03

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335 H04N5/232

    摘要: An embodiment of the invention provides a camera comprising a photosurface that is electronically turned on and off to respectively initiate and terminate an exposure period of the camera at a frequency sufficiently high so that the camera can be used to determine distances to a scene that it images without use of an external fast shutter. In an embodiment, the photosurface comprises pixels formed on a substrate and the photosurface is turned on and turned off by controlling voltage to the substrate. In an embodiment, the substrate pixels comprise light sensitive pixels, also referred to as “photopixels”, in which light incident on the photosurface generates photocharge, and storage pixels that are insensitive to light that generates photocharge in the photopixels. In an embodiment, the photosurface is controlled so that the storage pixels accumulate and store photocharge substantially upon its generation during an exposure period of the photosurface.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供了一种照相机,其包括电子地打开和关闭以分别以足够高的频率启动和终止照相机的曝光周期的光敏面,使得照相机可以用于确定到其图像的场景的距离 不使用外部快门。 在一个实施例中,光敏表面包括形成在衬底上的像素,并且通过控制对衬底的电压将光敏面接通和关断。 在一个实施例中,衬底像素包括也被称为“照相像素”的光敏像素,其中入射在光电面上的光产生光电荷,以及对在光像元件中产生光电荷的光不敏感的存储像素。 在一个实施例中,控制光敏表面,使得存储像素在照射面的曝光期间基本上累积并存储光电荷。

    INTEGRATED LOW POWER DEPTH CAMERA AND PROJECTION DEVICE
    2.
    发明申请
    INTEGRATED LOW POWER DEPTH CAMERA AND PROJECTION DEVICE 有权
    集成低功率深度摄像机和投影设备

    公开(公告)号:US20120075534A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-29

    申请号:US12892589

    申请日:2010-09-28

    IPC分类号: H04N9/31 H04N5/57

    摘要: A video projector device includes a visible light projector to project an image on a surface or object, and a visible light sensor, which can be used to obtain depth data regarding the object using a time-of-flight principle. The sensor can be a charge-coupled device which obtains color images as well as obtaining depth data. The projected light can be provided in successive frames. A frame can include a gated sub-frame of pulsed light followed by continuous light, while the sensor is gated, to obtain time of flight data, an ungated sub-frame of pulsed light followed by continuous light, while the sensor is ungated, to obtain reflectivity data and a background sub-frame of no light followed by continuous light, while the sensor is gated, to determine a level of background light. A color sub-frame projects continuous light, while the sensor is active.

    摘要翻译: 视频投影仪装置包括投影在表面或物体上的图像的可见光投影仪以及可用于使用飞行时间原理获得关于物体的深度数据的可见光传感器。 传感器可以是获得彩色图像以及获得深度数据的电荷耦合器件。 投影光可以在连续的帧中提供。 框架可以包括脉冲光的门控子帧,随后是连续的光,同时传感器被门控,以获得飞行数据的时间,随后是连续的光的无门子帧的脉冲光,而传感器被取消, 获得反射率数据和背光子帧,然后连续发光,同时传感器门控,以确定背景光的水平。 当传感器处于活动状态时,彩色子框架会连续投射光线。

    FAST GATING PHOTOSURFACE
    4.
    发明申请
    FAST GATING PHOTOSURFACE 有权
    快速增光光泽

    公开(公告)号:US20110187826A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-04

    申请号:US12699074

    申请日:2010-02-03

    摘要: An embodiment of the invention provides a camera comprising a photosurface that is electronically turned on and off to respectively initiate and terminate an exposure period of the camera at a frequency sufficiently high so that the camera can be used to determine distances to a scene that it images without use of an external fast shutter. In an embodiment, the photosurface comprises pixels formed on a substrate and the photosurface is turned on and turned off by controlling voltage to the substrate. In an embodiment, the substrate pixels comprise light sensitive pixels, also referred to as “photopixels”, in which light incident on the photosurface generates photocharge, and storage pixels that are insensitive to light that generates photocharge in the photopixels. In an embodiment, the photosurface is controlled so that the storage pixels accumulate and store photocharge substantially upon its generation during an exposure period of the photosurface.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例提供了一种照相机,其包括电子地打开和关闭以分别以足够高的频率启动和终止照相机的曝光周期的光敏面,使得照相机可以用于确定到其图像的场景的距离 不使用外部快门。 在一个实施例中,光敏表面包括形成在衬底上的像素,并且通过控制对衬底的电压将光敏面接通和关断。 在一个实施例中,衬底像素包括也被称为“照相像素”的光敏像素,其中入射在光电面上的光产生光电荷,以及对在光像元件中产生光电荷的光不敏感的存储像素。 在一个实施例中,控制光敏表面,使得存储像素在照射面的曝光期间基本上累积并存储光电荷。

    Integrated low power depth camera and projection device
    6.
    发明授权
    Integrated low power depth camera and projection device 有权
    集成低功率深度摄像机和投影设备

    公开(公告)号:US08681255B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-25

    申请号:US12892589

    申请日:2010-09-28

    IPC分类号: H04N5/222

    摘要: A video projector device includes a visible light projector to project an image on a surface or object, and a visible light sensor, which can be used to obtain depth data regarding the object using a time-of-flight principle. The sensor can be a charge-coupled device which obtains color images as well as obtaining depth data. The projected light can be provided in successive frames. A frame can include a gated sub-frame of pulsed light followed by continuous light, while the sensor is gated, to obtain time of flight data, an ungated sub-frame of pulsed light followed by continuous light, while the sensor is ungated, to obtain reflectivity data and a background sub-frame of no light followed by continuous light, while the sensor is gated, to determine a level of background light. A color sub-frame projects continuous light, while the sensor is active.

    摘要翻译: 视频投影仪装置包括投影在表面或物体上的图像的可见光投影仪以及可用于使用飞行时间原理获得关于物体的深度数据的可见光传感器。 传感器可以是获得彩色图像以及获得深度数据的电荷耦合器件。 投影光可以在连续的帧中提供。 框架可以包括脉冲光的门控子帧,随后是连续的光,同时传感器被门控,以获得飞行数据的时间,随后是连续的光的无门子帧的脉冲光,而传感器被取消, 获得反射率数据和背光子帧,然后连续发光,同时传感器门控,以确定背景光的水平。 当传感器处于活动状态时,彩色子框架会连续投射光线。

    OPTICAL PULSE SHAPING
    7.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL PULSE SHAPING 审中-公开
    光学脉冲形状

    公开(公告)号:US20130235160A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-12

    申请号:US13413230

    申请日:2012-03-06

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18 H04N13/02

    CPC分类号: G01S17/89 G01S7/484

    摘要: An embodiment of the invention relates to providing a method of illuminating a scene imaged by a camera, which includes illuminating the scene with a train of light pulses and adjusting exposure times of the camera relative to transmission times of the light pulses so that the light pulses emulate a light pulse having a desired pulse shape.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例涉及提供一种照明由相机成像的场景的方法,其包括用一串光脉冲照亮场景并且相对于光脉冲的传播时间调整照相机的曝光时间,使得光脉冲 模拟具有所需脉冲形状的光脉冲。