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(11) EP 4 264 323 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
25.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/43

(21) Application number: 21836157.4

(22) Date of filing: 14.12.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 17/32(2020.01)
G01S 17/894(2020.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01S 17/32; G01S 17/894
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2021/085600
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/128985 (23.06.2022 Gazette 2022/25)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 15.12.2020 EP 20214251

(71) Applicants:
  • Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 (JP)
  • Sony Depthsensing Solutions SA/NV
    1050 Ixelles (Brussels) (BE)

    AL 

(72) Inventor:
  • CHARLESTON, Sean
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)

(74) Representative: MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB 
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München
80799 München (DE)

   


(54) TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGE SENSOR CIRCUITRY AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGE SENSOR CIRCUITRY CONTROL METHOD