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- Patent Title: Scanning projectors and image capture modules for 3D mapping
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Application No.: US16243106Application Date: 2019-01-09
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Publication No.: US10721459B2Publication Date: 2020-07-21
- Inventor: Alexander Shpunt , Benny Pesach , Ronen Akerman
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kligler & Associates Patent Attorneys LTD
- Main IPC: H04N13/271
- IPC: H04N13/271 ; H04N13/363 ; G01B11/25 ; G06T17/00 ; H04N13/365 ; H04N13/254 ; H04N13/398 ; H04N5/33

Abstract:
Apparatus for mapping includes a radiation source, which is configured to emit at least one beam of radiation, and a detector and optics, which define a sensing area of the detector. A scanner is configured to receive and scan the at least one beam over a selected angular range within a region of interest while scanning the sensing area over the selected angular range in synchronization with the at least one beam from the radiation source. A processor is configured to process signals output by the detector in order to construct a three-dimensional (3D) map of an object in the region of interest.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190149805A1 Scanning projectors and image capture modules for 3D mapping Public/Granted day:2019-05-16
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