Patent ID: 9430187
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G01S,G03B,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: projecting, by a device into an environment, light from a projector in a head structure of the device; receiving reflected light at a sensor in the head structure along an optical path in the head structure shared in common by the sensor and the projector, the reflected light being light reflected by one or more objects in the environment; determining, by the device, distance information of the one or more objects relative to the sensor, the distance information being based at least in part on the reflected light; and adjusting, by the device using a motor residing in a base structure of the device, a position of the head structure or a component housed in the head structure based at least in part on a first distance information associated with a first object of the one or more objects.