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

Claim 6:
7. A method for selectively disabling a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system, comprising:
monitoring a virtual window zone with a proximity detection system;
detecting, via the proximity detection system, presence of an object within the virtual window zone;
determining whether the object is a human being;
deactivating a portion of the LiDAR system in response to a determination that the object is a human being within the virtual window zone and that an energy density of the light pulses is greater than a safety level, wherein the portion prevents emission of light pulses from the LiDAR system, and wherein a size of the virtual window zone is proportional to the energy density of the light pulses; and
continuing the emission of the light pulses in response to a determination that the object is not a human being.