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3D TOF camera with masked illumination

US9410800B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Heptagon Micro Optics Pte. Ltd. · SG

Inventors

Thierry Oggier · Zürich, CH
Matthias Schweizer · Tuttlingen, DE
Cornelia Prott · Zürich, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2011
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/894
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system for reducing multi-path effects (stray light and multiple reflections) in 3D time of flight cameras by partly masking the camera's illumination elements.

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