IP Library Granted Patent US 10,659,765
Granted Patent B2
US 10,659,765 · App. 15/959,272 · Granted May 19, 2020

Three-dimensional (3D) image system and electronic device

Inventor: Meng-Ta Yang (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
H04N13/254G01B11/2509G01B11/2531G01B11/2536G01S17/89G06T7/521H04N5/2256H04N5/378H04N5/3745G06T2207/10028G06T2207/10052
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Patent No.
US 10,659,765
App. No.
15/959,272
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a three-dimensional (3D) image system, comprising a structural light module, configured to emit a structural light, wherein the structural light module comprises a first light-emitting unit, the first light-emitting unit receives a first pulse signal and emits a first light according to the first pulse signal, a duty cycle of the first pulse signal is less than a specific value, an emission power the first light-emitting unit is greater than a specific power, and the first light has a first wavelength; and a light-sensing pixel array, configured to receive a reflected light corresponding to the structural light.

Claims (55)

1. A three-dimensional (3D) image system, characterized by, comprising:

a structural light module, configured to emit a structural light, wherein the structural light module comprises a first light-emitting unit, the first light-emitting unit receives a first pulse signal and emits a first light according to the first pulse signal, a duty cycle of the first pulse signal is less than a specific value, an emission power the first light-emitting unit is greater than a specific power, and the first light has a first wavelength; and

a light-sensing pixel array, configured to receive a reflected light corresponding to the structural light;

wherein the light-sensing pixel array comprises a plurality of light-sensing pixel circuits, and a light-sensing pixel circuit of the plurality of light-sensing pixel circuits comprises:

a light-sensing component;

a first photoelectric readout circuit, coupled to the light-sensing component, configured to output a first output signal; and

a second photoelectric readout circuit, coupled to the light-sensing component, configured to output a second output signal;

wherein a pixel value corresponding to the light-sensing pixel circuit is a subtraction result of the first output signal and the second output signal.

2. The 3D image system as claim 1 , characterized in that, the duty cycle of the first pulse signal is less than 1/50.

3. The 3D image system as claim 1 , characterized in that, the emission power of the first light-emitting unit is greater than 4 watts.

4. The 3D image system as claim 1 , characterized in that, the structural light module comprises a diffraction unit, and the diffraction unit forms a diffraction effect on the first light and generates the structural light.

5. The 3D image system as claim 4 , characterized in that, the diffraction unit is a diffraction optical element (DOE).

6. The 3D image system as claim 1 , characterized in that,

the first photoelectric readout circuit comprises:

a first transmission gate, coupled to the light-sensing component;

a first output transistor, coupled to the first transmission gate; and

a first read transistor, coupled to the first output transistor, configured to output the first output signal; and

the second photoelectric readout circuit comprises:

a second transmission gate, coupled to the light-sensing component;

a second output transistor, coupled to the second transmission gate; and

a second read transistor, coupled to the second output transistor, configured to output the second output signal.

7. The 3D image system as claim 1 , characterized in that, the first transmission gate is conducted when the first light-emitting unit emits light, the second transmission gate is conducted when the first light-emitting unit does not emit light, and a conduction time interval of the first transmission gate is longer than an emitting time interval of the first light-emitting unit.

8. The 3D image system as claim 1 , characterized in that, the light-sensing pixel circuit comprises a first reset transistor and a second reset transistor, the first reset transistor is coupled to the first transmission gate, and the second reset transistor is coupled to the second transmission gate.

9. A three-dimensional (3D) image system, characterized by, comprising:

a structural light module, configured to emit a structural light, wherein the structural light module comprises a first light-emitting unit, the first light-emitting unit receives a first pulse signal and emits a first light according to the first pulse signal, a duty cycle of the first pulse signal is less than a specific value, an emission power the first light-emitting unit is greater than a specific power, and the first light has a first wavelength; and

a light-sensing pixel array, configured to receive a reflected light corresponding to the structural light;

wherein the structural light module comprises at least a second light-emitting unit, the at least a second light-emitting unit receives at least a second pulse signal and emits at least a second light according to the at least a second pulse signal, at least a duty cycle of the at least a second pulse signal is less than the specific value, an emission power of the at least a second light-emitting unit is greater than the specific power, and the at least a second light has at least a second wavelength, respectively.

10. The 3D image system as claim 9 , characterized in that, the light-sensing pixel array comprises a plurality of light-sensing pixel circuits, and a light-sensing pixel circuit of the plurality of light-sensing pixel circuits comprises:

a light-sensing component;

a first photoelectric readout circuit, coupled to the light-sensing component, configured to output a first output signal;

at least a second photoelectric readout circuit, coupled to the light-sensing component, configured to output at least a second output signal; and

a third photoelectric readout circuit, coupled to the light-sensing component, configured to output a third output signal;

wherein a pixel value corresponding to the light-sensing pixel circuit is a sum of the first output signal and the at least a second output signal minus a product of the third output signal and a number of the first output signal and the at least a second output signal.

11. The 3D image system as claim 10 , characterized in that,

the first photoelectric readout circuit comprises:

a first transmission gate, coupled to the light-sensing component;

a first output transistor, coupled to the first transmission gate; and

a first read transistor, coupled to the first output transistor, configured to output the first output signal;

a second photoelectric readout circuit of the at least a second photoelectric readout circuit comprises:

a second transmission gate, coupled to the light-sensing component;

a second output transistor, coupled to the second transmission gate; and

a second read transistor, coupled to the second output transistor, configured to output the second output signal; and

the third photoelectric readout circuit comprises:

a third transmission gate, coupled to the light-sensing component;

a third output transistor, coupled to the third transmission gate; and

a third read transistor, coupled to the third output transistor, configured to output the third output signal.

12. The 3D image system as claim 11 , characterized in that, the first transmission gate is conducted when the first light-emitting unit emits light, the at least a second transmission gate of the at least a second photoelectric readout circuit is conducted when the at least a second light-emitting unit emits light, the third transmission gate is conducted when the first light-emitting unit and the at least a second light-emitting unit do not emit light, a conduction time interval of the first transmission gate is longer than an emitting time interval of the first light-emitting unit, and an conduction time interval of the at least a second transmission gate is longer than an emitting time interval of the at least a second light-emitting unit.

13. The 3D image system as claim 11 , characterized in that, the light-sensing pixel circuit comprises a first reset transistor, at least a second reset transistor and a third reset transistor, the first reset transistor is coupled to the first transmission gate, the at least a second reset transistor is coupled to the at least a second transmission gate of the at least a second photoelectric readout circuit, and the third reset transistor is coupled to the third transmission gate.

14. The 3D image system as claim 11 , characterized in that, a time in which the first transmission gate is conducted and a time in which the second transmission gate is conducted are separated by a time blank.

15. The 3D image system as claim 9 , characterized in that, the first wavelength and the at least a second wavelength are different.

16. The 3D image system as claim 9 , characterized in that, the duty cycles of the first pulse signal and the at least a second pulse signal are time variant.

17. The 3D image system as claim 1 , characterized in that, the duty cycle of the first pulse signal is time variant.

18. A three-dimensional (3D) image system, characterized by, comprising:

a structural light module, configured to emit a structural light, wherein the structural light module comprises a first light-emitting unit, the first light-emitting unit receives a first pulse signal and emits a first light according to the first pulse signal, a duty cycle of the first pulse signal is less than 1/50, an emission power the first light-emitting unit is greater than 4 watts, and the first light has a first wavelength; and

a light-sensing pixel array, configured to receive a reflected light corresponding to the structural light.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2018
From: YANG, MENG-TA
To: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045605/0713 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2017097332 · Aug 14, 2017
Related Publication 20190052863A1 · Feb 14, 2019