Patent ID: 11885915
Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a preceding plurality of digital codes from TDC before receiving the first plurality of digital codes;
generating a further coarse histogram from the preceding plurality of digital codes, the further coarse histogram comprising a further plurality of coarse bins that collectively correspond to a further coarse histogram depth range from a further lowest coarse histogram depth to a further highest coarse histogram depth; and
detecting a further peak coarse bin from the further plurality of coarse bins, wherein the further peak coarse bin corresponds to a further peak coarse bin depth range from a further lowest coarse peak depth to a further highest coarse peak depth, wherein the lowest coarse histogram depth is lower or equal to the further lowest coarse peak depth, and wherein the highest coarse histogram depth is higher or equal to the further highest coarse peak depth.