EP1846948A4 - Methods and devices for improved charge management for three-dimensional and color sensing - Google Patents

Methods and devices for improved charge management for three-dimensional and color sensing

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Publication number
EP1846948A4
EP1846948A4 EP06720322A EP06720322A EP1846948A4 EP 1846948 A4 EP1846948 A4 EP 1846948A4 EP 06720322 A EP06720322 A EP 06720322A EP 06720322 A EP06720322 A EP 06720322A EP 1846948 A4 EP1846948 A4 EP 1846948A4
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European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
dimensional
methods
devices
charge management
color sensing
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EP06720322A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1846948A2 (en
Inventor
Cyrus Bamji
Hakan Yalcin
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Microsoft Corp
Original Assignee
Canesta Inc
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Application filed by Canesta Inc filed Critical Canesta Inc
Publication of EP1846948A2 publication Critical patent/EP1846948A2/en
Publication of EP1846948A4 publication Critical patent/EP1846948A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/02—Details
    • H01L31/02016—Circuit arrangements of general character for the devices
    • H01L31/02019—Circuit arrangements of general character for the devices for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L31/02024—Position sensitive and lateral effect photodetectors; Quadrant photodiodes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
    • G01J3/46—Measurement of colour; Colour measuring devices, e.g. colorimeters
    • G01J3/50—Measurement of colour; Colour measuring devices, e.g. colorimeters using electric radiation detectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
    • G01S17/02—Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S17/06—Systems determining position data of a target
    • G01S17/08—Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only
    • G01S17/32—Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated
    • G01S17/36—Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated with phase comparison between the received signal and the contemporaneously transmitted signal
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
    • G01S17/88—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S17/89—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G01S17/894—3D imaging with simultaneous measurement of time-of-flight at a 2D array of receiver pixels, e.g. time-of-flight cameras or flash lidar
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/48—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S17/00
    • G01S7/491—Details of non-pulse systems

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
EP06720322A 2005-02-08 2006-02-06 Methods and devices for improved charge management for three-dimensional and color sensing Ceased EP1846948A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US65091505P 2005-02-08 2005-02-08
PCT/US2006/004053 WO2006086281A2 (en) 2005-02-08 2006-02-06 Methods and devices for improved charge management for three-dimensional and color sensing

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EP1846948A2 EP1846948A2 (en) 2007-10-24
EP1846948A4 true EP1846948A4 (en) 2009-09-09

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EP0206363A1 (en) * 1985-05-24 1986-12-30 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Position-sensitive radiation detector
EP0944117A1 (en) * 1998-03-17 1999-09-22 Sony Corporation Semiconductor device comprising a divided photodiode, method of making the same, and corresponding optical pickup device
WO2004114369A2 (en) * 2003-06-17 2004-12-29 Canesta, Inc. Three-dimensional and color sensing

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Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0206363A1 (en) * 1985-05-24 1986-12-30 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Position-sensitive radiation detector
EP0944117A1 (en) * 1998-03-17 1999-09-22 Sony Corporation Semiconductor device comprising a divided photodiode, method of making the same, and corresponding optical pickup device
WO2004114369A2 (en) * 2003-06-17 2004-12-29 Canesta, Inc. Three-dimensional and color sensing

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