公开(公告)号：US08717469B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US12699074

申请日：2010-02-03

申请人： Shlomo Felzenshtein ,  Giora Yahav ,  Eli Larry

发明人： Shlomo Felzenshtein ,  Giora Yahav ,  Eli Larry

IPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N5/2353 ,  G01C3/08 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H04N13/20 ,  H04N13/204 ,  H04N13/296

摘要： An embodiment of the invention provides a camera comprising a photosurface that is electronically turned on and off to respectively initiate and terminate an exposure period of the camera at a frequency sufficiently high so that the camera can be used to determine distances to a scene that it images without use of an external fast shutter. In an embodiment, the photosurface comprises pixels formed on a substrate and the photosurface is turned on and turned off by controlling voltage to the substrate. In an embodiment, the substrate pixels comprise light sensitive pixels, also referred to as “photopixels”, in which light incident on the photosurface generates photocharge, and storage pixels that are insensitive to light that generates photocharge in the photopixels. In an embodiment, the photosurface is controlled so that the storage pixels accumulate and store photocharge substantially upon its generation during an exposure period of the photosurface.

摘要翻译： 本发明的一个实施例提供了一种照相机，其包括电子地打开和关闭以分别以足够高的频率启动和终止照相机的曝光周期的光敏面，使得照相机可以用于确定到其图像的场景的距离 不使用外部快门。 在一个实施例中，光敏表面包括形成在衬底上的像素，并且通过控制对衬底的电压将光敏面接通和关断。 在一个实施例中，衬底像素包括也被称为“照相像素”的光敏像素，其中入射在光电面上的光产生光电荷，以及对在光像元件中产生光电荷的光不敏感的存储像素。 在一个实施例中，控制光敏表面，使得存储像素在照射面的曝光期间基本上累积并存储光电荷。

公开(公告)号：US20130208091A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-15

申请号：US13396297

申请日：2012-02-14

申请人： Giora Yahav ,  David Cohen ,  Guy Gilboa

发明人： Giora Yahav ,  David Cohen ,  Guy Gilboa

IPC分类号： H04N13/02 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04N13/271

摘要： An image camera component and its method of operation are disclosed. The image camera component detects when ambient light within a field of view of the camera component interferes with operation of the camera component to correctly identify distances to objects within the field of view of the camera component. Upon detecting a problematic ambient light source, the image camera component may cause an alert to be generated so that a user can ameliorate the problematic ambient light source.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种摄像机部件及其操作方法。 图像摄像机部件检测在相机部件的视场内的环境光是否干扰照相机部件的操作以正确地识别到相机部件的视场内的对象的距离。 当检测到有问题的环境光源时，图像相机部件可以产生警报以使得用户能够改善有问题的环境光源。

公开(公告)号：US20130176396A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-11

申请号：US13345130

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： David Cohen ,  Giora Yahav

发明人： David Cohen ,  Giora Yahav

IPC分类号： H04N15/00 ,  H01L27/14 ,  H01L31/101

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H01L27/1461 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14649 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N13/207 ,  H04N13/254

摘要： A broadband imager, which is able to image both IR and visible light, is disclosed. In one embodiment, an IR sensitive region of an IR pixel underlies the R, G, B sensitive regions of R, G, and B visible pixels. Therefore, the IR pixel receives IR light through a same surface area of the photosensor through which the R, G, and B pixels receive visible light. However, the IR light generates electron-hole pairs deeper below the common surface area shared by the RGB and IR pixels, than visible light. The photosensor also has a charge accumulation region for accumulating charges generated in the IR sensitive region and an electrode above the charge accumulation region for providing a voltage to accumulate the charges generated in the IR pixel.

摘要翻译： 公开了能够对IR和可见光成像的宽带成像器。 在一个实施例中，IR像素的IR敏感区域位于R，G和B可见像素的R，G，B敏感区域的下面。 因此，IR像素通过光电传感器的相同表面区域接收IR光，R，G和B像素接收可见光。 然而，与可见光相比，IR光产生比RGB和IR像素共有的公共表面区域更深的电子 - 空穴对。 光传感器还具有用于累积在IR敏感区域中产生的电荷的电荷累积区域和电荷累积区域上方的电极，用于提供积累IR像素中产生的电荷的电压。

公开(公告)号：US20130147353A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-13

申请号：US13323658

申请日：2011-12-12

申请人： David Mandelboum ,  Asaf Pellman ,  Giora Yahav

发明人： David Mandelboum ,  Asaf Pellman ,  Giora Yahav

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B33/0851

摘要： A light source package for selectively interrupting power to a light source is provided. An optical element is positioned to reflect a reflected portion of the light from the light source. The reflected portion impinges upon a base that includes a roof panel with a light source side and a sensor side that is opposite to the light source side. The light source side of the roof panel receives the reflected portion of the light and transmits a transmitted portion of the light through the roof panel. The sensor side of the roof panel includes a recess in which a sensing component is located. The sensing component receives the transmitted portion of the light and is be configured to interrupt power to the light source when the transmitted portion of the light is below a threshold.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于选择性地中断光源的光源的光源封装。 光学元件被定位成反射来自光源的光的反射部分。 反射部分照射在包括具有光源侧的顶板和与光源侧相对的传感器侧的基座上。 屋顶面板的光源侧接收光的反射部分，并透过屋顶板透过的光透射部分。 顶板的传感器侧包括凹部，感测部件位于该凹部中。 感测组件接收光的发射部分，并且被配置为当光的透射部分低于阈值时中断光源的功率。

公开(公告)号：US20130129224A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-23

申请号：US13301412

申请日：2011-11-21

申请人： Sagi Katz ,  Avishai Adler ,  Giora Yahav

发明人： Sagi Katz ,  Avishai Adler ,  Giora Yahav

IPC分类号： G06K9/40 ,  G06K9/48 ,  G06T5/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00201 ,  G06K9/00375 ,  G06T5/002 ,  G06T2207/10028

摘要： Systems and methods for increasing the resolution of a depth map by identifying and updating false depth pixels are described. In some embodiments, a depth pixel of the depth map is initially assigned a confidence value based on curvature values and localized contrast information. The curvature values may be generated by applying a Laplacian filter or other edge detection filter to the depth pixel and its neighboring pixels. The localized contrast information may be generated by determining a difference between the maximum and minimum depth values associated with the depth pixel and its neighboring pixels. A false depth pixel may be identified by comparing a confidence value associated with the false depth pixel with a particular threshold. The false depth pixel may be updated by assigning a new depth value based on an extrapolation of depth values associated with neighboring pixel locations.

摘要翻译： 描述通过识别和更新假深度像素来增加深度图的分辨率的系统和方法。 在一些实施例中，深度图的深度像素最初基于曲率值和局部对比度信息被分配置信度值。 可以通过将拉普拉斯滤波器或其他边缘检测滤波器应用于深度像素及其相邻像素来产生曲率值。 可以通过确定与深度像素及其相邻像素相关联的最大和最小深度值之间的差异来生成局部对比度信息。 可以通过将与虚拟深度像素相关联的置信度值与特定阈值进行比较来识别伪深度像素。 可以通过基于与相邻像素位置相关联的深度值的外推来分配新的深度值来更新错误深度像素。

公开(公告)号：US20130116049A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-09

申请号：US13290902

申请日：2011-11-07

申请人： Asaf Pellman ,  David Cohan ,  Giora Yahav

发明人： Asaf Pellman ,  David Cohan ,  Giora Yahav

IPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  H04N13/02

CPC分类号： A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/40 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  A63F2300/6045

摘要： A time-of-flight 3D camera and related method for illuminating a camera field of view and capturing return image light are disclosed herein. In one example, the time-of-flight 3D camera includes a light source that emits source light along an optical axis, and a collimator that receives and collimates the source light to create collimated light. A refractive diffuser is tuned to the camera field of view and receives and diffuses the collimated light to create refracted light having a varying intensity profile. The refractive diffuser guides the refracted light to illuminate the camera field of view to reduce wasted source light.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种用于照明摄像机视场和捕获返回图像光的飞行时间3D照相机和相关方法。 在一个示例中，飞行时间3D相机包括沿着光轴发射源光的光源和准直器，其接收和准直源光以产生准直光。 折射漫射器被调谐到照相机视场，并且接收和漫射准直光以产生具有变化强度分布的折射光。 折射漫射器引导折射光以照亮相机视场以减少浪费的光源。

公开(公告)号：US20120287646A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：US13103120

申请日：2011-05-09

申请人： David MANDELBOUM ,  David Cohen ,  Giora Yahav

发明人： David MANDELBOUM ,  David Cohen ,  Giora Yahav

IPC分类号： F21V5/00 ,  F21V21/00

CPC分类号： H01L33/483 ,  G01S7/4814 ,  G01S7/484 ,  H01L33/62 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01S5/02212 ,  H01S5/02236 ,  H01S5/02288 ,  H01S5/02296 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An embodiment of the invention provides a low inductance light source module comprising a connector having a layer of insulating material sandwiched between first and second conducting layers and a semiconducting light source that seats in a recess extending through the first conducting layer and the insulating later and has first and second electrical contacts for receiving power electrically connected to the first and second conducting layers.

摘要翻译： 本发明的一个实施例提供了一种低电感光源模块，其包括具有夹在第一和第二导电层之间的绝缘材料层的连接器和位于延伸穿过第一导电层的凹槽中的半导体光源，并且稍后绝缘， 用于接收与第一和第二导电层电连接的电力的第一和第二电触头。

公开(公告)号：US08121351B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-21

申请号：US12044981

申请日：2008-03-09

申请人： Sagi Katz ,  Giora Yahav

发明人： Sagi Katz ,  Giora Yahav

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T7/0053 ,  G06T7/507

摘要： A method includes generating a depth map from at least one image, detecting objects in the depth map, and identifying anomalies in the objects from the depth map. Another method includes identifying at least one anomaly in an object in a depth map, and using the anomaly to identify future occurrences of the object. A system includes a three dimensional (3D) imaging system to generate a depth map from at least one image, an object detector to detect objects within the depth map, and an anomaly detector to detect anomalies in the detected objects, wherein the anomalies are logical gaps and/or logical protrusions in the depth map.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括从至少一个图像生成深度图，检测深度图中的对象，以及从深度图识别对象中的异常。 另一种方法包括在深度图中识别对象中的至少一个异常，并且使用异常来识别对象的未来出现。 系统包括三维（3D）成像系统，用于从至少一个图像生成深度图，对象检测器检测深度图内的对象，以及异常检测器，用于检测检测到的对象中的异常，其中异常是逻辑的 间隙和/或逻辑突起。

公开(公告)号：US20110134222A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US13057265

申请日：2008-08-03

申请人： Giora Yahav

发明人： Giora Yahav

IPC分类号： H04N13/02

CPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/2226 ,  H04N5/3532

摘要： A 3D imaging system comprising: first and second rolling shutter photosurfaces having pixels; a first shutter operable to gate on and off the first photosurface; a light source controllable to transmit a train of light pulses to illuminate a scene; a controller that controls the first shutter to gate the first photosurface on and off responsive to transmission times of the light pulses and opens and closes bands of pixels in the photosurfaces to register light reflected from the light pulses by the scene that reach the 3D imaging system during periods when the first photosurface is gated on; and a processor that determines distances to the scene responsive to amounts of light registered by pixels in the photosurfaces.

摘要翻译： 一种3D成像系统，包括：具有像素的第一和第二滚动快门感光面; 第一快门，其可操作以打开和关闭第一光敏面; 光源，其可控制以传送一列光脉冲以照亮场景; 控制器，其响应于光脉冲的传输时间控制第一快门开启和关闭第一光敏面，并打开和关闭光敏面中的像素带，以将从光脉冲反射的光记录到达到3D成像系统的场景 在第一个光面被门控的时期; 以及处理器，其响应于光像中的像素所注册的光量来确定到场景的距离。

公开(公告)号：US07852461B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-14

申请号：US11984250

申请日：2007-11-15

申请人： Giora Yahav

发明人： Giora Yahav

IPC分类号： G01C3/08

CPC分类号： G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S17/87 ,  H04N13/207 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/254

摘要： Dual mode depth imaging system and method is provided, the system comprising a first and second image sensors and a processor able to switch between a first mode of depth imaging and a second mode of depth imaging according to at least one predefined threshold. The method comprising providing depth sensing by Time of Flight if the distance of the sensed object from the camera is not below a first threshold and/or if a depth resolution above a second threshold is not required, and providing depth sensing by triangulation, if the distance of the sensed object from the camera is below the first threshold and/or if a depth resolution above the second threshold is required.

摘要翻译： 提供双模深度成像系统和方法，所述系统包括第一和第二图像传感器以及能够根据至少一个预定义阈值在第一深度成像模式和第二深度成像模式之间切换的处理器。 该方法包括：如果所检测到的物体与相机的距离不低于第一阈值，和/或如果不需要高于第二阈值的深度分辨率，则通过飞行时间提供深度感测，并且通过三角测量提供深度感测，如果 检测到的物体与照相机的距离低于第一阈值和/或如果需要高于第二阈值的深度分辨率。