Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determining reflectance of a target using a time of flight ranging system
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Application No.: US14809384Application Date: 2015-07-27
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Publication No.: US10067223B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Darin K. Winterton , Sam Lee
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc. , STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Marlow US TX Coppell
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited,STMicroelectronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited,STMicroelectronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: GB Marlow US TX Coppell
- Agency: Crowe & Dunlevy
- Main IPC: G01C3/08
- IPC: G01C3/08 ; G01S7/486 ; G01S17/08 ; G01S7/48

Abstract:
An electronic device includes a ranging light source and a reflected light detector. A logic circuit causes the ranging light source to emit ranging light at a target. Reflected light from the target is detected using the reflected light detector, with the reflected light being a portion of the ranging light that reflects from the target back toward the reflected light detector. An intensity of the reflected light is determined using the reflected light detector. A distance to the target is determined based upon time elapsed between activating the ranging light source and detecting the reflected ranging light. Reflectance of the target is calculated, based upon the intensity of the reflected light and the distance to the target.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170031007A1 DETERMINING REFLECTANCE OF A TARGET USING A TIME OF FLIGHT RANGING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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