- Patent Title: Pixel circuit and method of operating the same in an always-on mode
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Application No.: US17036357Application Date: 2020-09-29
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Publication No.: US11626446B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Neale Dutton
- Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Marlow
- Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED
- Current Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Marlow
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Main IPC: H01L27/146
- IPC: H01L27/146 ; H01L25/16 ; G06T7/579 ; H04N5/3745 ; H01L31/02

Abstract:
An embodiment method of operating an imaging device including a sensor array including a plurality of pixels, includes: capturing a first low-spatial resolution frame using a subset of the plurality of pixels of the sensor array; generating, using a processor coupled to the sensor array, a first depth map using raw pixel values of the first low-spatial resolution frame; capturing a second low-spatial resolution frame using the subset of the plurality of pixels of the sensor array; generating, using the processor, a second depth map using raw pixel values of the second low-spatial resolution frame; and determining whether an object has moved in a field of view of the imaging device based on a comparison of the first depth map to the second depth map.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210013257A1 PIXEL CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME IN AN ALWAYS-ON MODE Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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