TESTING 3D IMAGING SYSTEMS
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180041746A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-08

    申请号:US15228909

    申请日:2016-08-04

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, relating to testing three-dimensional imaging systems. In some implementations, a system includes a mount for a three-dimensional camera, a mount for a calibration target, and a rail to which the mount for the calibration target is coupled. The movement of the mount for the calibration target is constrained to the direction extending along the rail. The system includes a processing device having logic that receives a reading from a particular three-dimensional camera coupled to the mount for the three-dimensional camera. The reading includes a distance from the three-dimensional camera to a particular calibration target coupled to the mount for the calibration target. The logic receives a measurement of an actual distance from the particular three-dimensional camera to the particular calibration target. The logic then provides measurement characteristics of the particular three-dimensional camera.

    SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MEDIA FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING A PROXIMITY SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20170323558A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-09

    申请号:US15656648

    申请日:2017-07-21

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Inventor: Honglei Wu

    CPC classification number: G08C23/02 G08C23/04 G08C2201/91

    Abstract: Systems, methods and media for remote control of electronic devices using a proximity sensor are provided. In some implementations, the system comprises: a proximity sensor comprising an infrared emitter and an infrared detector, wherein the proximity sensor is configured to emit infrared light having specific properties using the infrared emitter and sense reflected light having the specific properties using the infrared detector to determine proximity of the sensor to an object; and a hardware processor that is programmed to: receive a user instruction to cause a command to be issued to control an electronic device; determine a code to be transmitted that corresponds to the command from a plurality of codes associated with the electronic device; and provide at least one signal to the proximity sensor to cause the proximity sensor to emit an infrared signal corresponding to the code instead of emitting infrared light having the specific properties.

    Systems, methods and media for remote control of electronic devices using a proximity sensor

    公开(公告)号:US09911324B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-06

    申请号:US15656648

    申请日:2017-07-21

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Inventor: Honglei Wu

    CPC classification number: G08C23/02 G08C23/04 G08C2201/91

    Abstract: Systems, methods and media for remote control of electronic devices using a proximity sensor are provided. In some implementations, the system comprises: a proximity sensor comprising an infrared emitter and an infrared detector, wherein the proximity sensor is configured to emit infrared light having specific properties using the infrared emitter and sense reflected light having the specific properties using the infrared detector to determine proximity of the sensor to an object; and a hardware processor that is programmed to: receive a user instruction to cause a command to be issued to control an electronic device; determine a code to be transmitted that corresponds to the command from a plurality of codes associated with the electronic device; and provide at least one signal to the proximity sensor to cause the proximity sensor to emit an infrared signal corresponding to the code instead of emitting infrared light having the specific properties.

    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED AUTOFOCUS USING CURVE-FITTING

    公开(公告)号:US20170099427A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-06

    申请号:US14875646

    申请日:2015-10-05

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04N5/23212 G02B7/28 H04N17/002

    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include methods and apparatuses for calculating an optimal lens position for a camera utilizing curve-fitting auto-focus. According to an example implementation, a method (900) is provided. The method (900) may include calculating modulation transfer function values for first and second test image frames associated with respective first and second lens positions of a camera (902, 904). The method may also include identifying, from a database including a plurality of predetermined modulation transfer function curves associated with the camera, a particular predetermined modulation transfer function curve based on the first and second modulation transfer function values (906). The method may also include calculating an optimal lens position for the camera based on the identified particular predetermined modulation transfer function curve (908).

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE FRAME RATE OF A TIME OF FLIGHT MEASUREMENT
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE FRAME RATE OF A TIME OF FLIGHT MEASUREMENT 审中-公开
    用于增加飞行时间的帧速率的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160290790A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US14675233

    申请日:2015-03-31

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Inventor: Honglei Wu

    Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes a pixel array having time-of-flight pixels. The apparatus also includes clocking circuitry coupled to the time-of-flight pixels. The clocking circuitry comprises a multiplexer between a multi-phase clock generator and the pixel array to multiplex different phased clock signals to a same time-of-flight pixel. The apparatus also includes an image signal processor to perform distance calculations from streams of signals generated by the pixels at a first rate that is greater than a second rate at which any particular one of the pixels is able to generate signals sufficient to perform a single distance calculation.

    Abstract translation: 描述了一种包括具有时间飞行像素的像素阵列的装置。 该装置还包括耦合到飞行时间像素的计时电路。 时钟电路包括在多相时钟发生器和像素阵列之间的多路复用器,以将不同的相位时钟信号复用到相同的时间飞行像素。 该装置还包括图像信号处理器,用于以大于第二速率的第一速率由像素产生的信号流执行距离计算,在该速率下,任何特定像素能够产生足以执行单个距离的信号 计算。

    Systems and methods for combined motion and distance sensing

    公开(公告)号:US10012730B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-03

    申请号:US14812885

    申请日:2015-07-29

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Inventor: Honglei Wu

    CPC classification number: G01S15/88 G01S15/08 G01S15/523

    Abstract: A system and method are provided for detecting motion and calculating distance to a moving object by a sensor device. The sensor device includes: a transducer device configured to transmit a first signal and receive a second signal, wherein the second signal comprises a reflection from a moving object; a motion processing unit configured to receive and process data corresponding to the second signal, and, based on the processing corresponding to the second signal, the transducer device is configured to transmit a third signal and receive a reflected fourth signal; and the distance processing unit is configured to process the data corresponding to the fourth signal to determine a distance between the sensor device and the moving object, wherein the distance processing unit is turned off when the motion processing unit is processing data and vice versa.

    Systems, methods, and media for remote control of electronic devices using a proximity sensor

    公开(公告)号:US09715826B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-25

    申请号:US14873760

    申请日:2015-10-02

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Inventor: Honglei Wu

    CPC classification number: G08C23/02 G08C23/04 G08C2201/91

    Abstract: Systems, methods and media for remote control of electronic devices using a proximity sensor are provided. In some implementations, the system comprises: a proximity sensor comprising an infrared emitter and an infrared detector, wherein the proximity sensor is configured to emit infrared light having specific properties using the infrared emitter and sense reflected light having the specific properties using the infrared detector to determine proximity of the sensor to an object; and a hardware processor that is programmed to: receive a user instruction to cause a command to be issued to control an electronic device; determine a code to be transmitted that corresponds to the command from a plurality of codes associated with the electronic device; and provide at least one signal to the proximity sensor to cause the proximity sensor to emit an infrared signal corresponding to the code instead of emitting infrared light having the specific properties.

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