US Patent Issued to SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS on May 5 for "Distance measuring device and distance measuring method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,973, issued on May 5, was assigned to SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Distance measuring device and distance measuring method" was invented by Kumiko Mahara (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a distance measuring device and a distance measuring method enabling use of a plurality of sensors employing different distance measurement schemes in combination at low cost. A pixel region including a pixel including a SPAD to be used for distance measurement using a direct ToF scheme and a pixel including a current assisted photonic demodulator (CAPD) to be used for distance ...