Methods and apparatus for detecting and/or indicating a blocked sensor and/or blocked
camera module are described. The sensor maybe a distance sensor used to support focus …

Various features relating to reducing and/or eliminating noise from images are described. In
some embodiments depth based denoising is used on images captured by one or more …

(57) ABSTRACT A method for facilitating removal of specular reflection noise from light data
can include illuminating, using an illumination unit, a target with a light source. The illumi …

Examples of time-of-flight (“TOF”) simulation of multipath light phenomena are described.
For example, in addition to recording light intensity for a pixel during rendering, a graphics …

Each of plural devices includes a laser emitter and a camera for detecting reflections of laser
light emitted by the device, so that plural of the devices can generate their own depth maps …

To reduce the random noise in a depth map that is rendered using colors to convey the
various depths, pattern recogni tion may be used to selectively apply noise reduction or to …

A method for facilitating removal of multipath signal interference from light data can comprise
illuminating, with an illumination unit, a target with a light source. The illumination unit can …

(57) ABSTRACT “Feature points” in “point clouds” that are visible to multiple respective
cameras (ie, aspects of objects imaged by the cameras) are reported via wired and/or …

US10495735B2 - Using micro mirrors to improve the field of view of a 3D depth map - Google
Patents US10495735B2 - Using micro mirrors to improve the field of view of a 3D depth map …

An approach is provided for acquiring both depth and surface normal of an object using a
time-of-flight sensor with multiple distributed light sources. The approach involves causing …