Patent ID: 11871130
Assignee: TAINNOVATION INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A method performed by a compact perception device for perceiving an external environment, comprising:
collecting, by a lens, both visible light and near infrared (NIR) light to obtain collected light including collected visible light and collected NIR light;
reflecting, by a first optical reflector, one of the collected visible light or the collected NIR light, and passing the collected light that is not reflected by the first optical reflector;
detecting, by an image sensor, the collected visible light directed by the first optical reflector to form image data;
detecting, by a depth sensor, the collected NIR light directed by the first optical reflector to form depth data; and
combining the image data and the depth data by electrical circuitry comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the image sensor and the depth sensor.