Patent ID: 11940570
Assignee: SEYOND, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system configured to direct light pulses originating from a light source to one or more locations within a field of view;
a proximity detection system configured to project a virtual window zone to monitor presence of an object within the virtual window zone and determine whether the object is a human being, wherein a size of the virtual window zone is proportional to an energy density of the light pulses; and
a control system configured to instruct the LiDAR system to:
deactivate the light source to stop directing the light pulses to the field of view, in response to a determination that the object is a human being within the virtual window zone and that the energy density of the light pulses is greater than a safety level, and
continue to direct the light pulses to the field of view in response to a determination that the object is not a human being.