Method and camera module for acquiring depth information
US11875525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/56
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, disclosed is a method by which a camera module capable of acquiring depth information controls the output time point and the reception time point of light. By controlling both the output time point and the reception time point of light, the camera module can acquire the light of phases in which adjacent reception pixels differ from one another despite controlling light sources or reception pixels in line units.
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