Patent ID: 11877066
Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of generating an image using an electronic camera, comprising:
determining, for each object in one or more objects imaged by an image sensor of the electronic camera, a distance between the object and the image sensor using a distance sensor;
associating, for each object in the one or more objects, one or more pixel regions of the image sensor with the object;
determining, for each pixel region, a start time for an exposure of the pixel region using the distance determined for the object associated with the pixel region and an exposure duration, wherein the start time corresponds to a time of flight of light from a light source to the object and back from the object to the pixel region; and
gating, for each pixel region associated with the object, the exposure of the pixel region at the start time and continuing the exposure for the exposure duration.