Patent ID: 11948509
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A method comprising:
programming, during non-emission periods of frames of a plurality of frames based on image data of the frames, pixels of a plurality of pixels of a display of a computing device;
causing, during emission periods of the frames, pixels of the plurality of pixels to emit light, wherein an amount of light emitted by the pixels during an emission period of a particular frame is based on the programming for the particular frame; and
synchronizing operation of one or more sensors and operation of the plurality of pixels by at least causing the one or more sensors to alternatingly emit, through the display, electromagnetic radiation during emission periods and non-emission periods, wherein causing the one or more sensors to alternatingly emit the electromagnetic radiation during emission periods and non-emission periods comprises:
causing the one or more sensors to emit the electromagnetic radiation during an emission period of a frame of the plurality of frames; and
refraining from causing the one or more sensors to emit the electromagnetic radiation during an emission period of a subsequent frame of the plurality of frames until after causing the one or more sensors to emit the electromagnetic radiation during a non-emission period.