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(11) EP 4 314 889 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/06

(21) Application number: 22713639.7

(22) Date of filing: 10.03.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 7/4914(2020.01)
G01S 17/42(2006.01)
 G01S 17/36(2006.01)
G01S 17/894(2020.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01S 7/4914; G01S 17/36; G01S 17/42; G01S 17/894
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2022/056138
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/200055 (29.09.2022 Gazette 2022/39)
(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: 25.03.2021 EP 21165020

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

    AL 

(72) Inventors:
  • UENO, Takahisa
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • TIMMERMANS, Michiel
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • KHALILI, Arastoo
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • HAGIWARA, Hiroki
    70327 Stuttgart (DE)
  • ERCAN, Alper
    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 DEMODULATION CIRCUITRY AND A TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEMODULATION METHOD