An imaging sensor device, comprising: a memory that is configured to store computer-executable components; a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that is configured to execute the computer-executable components, the computer-executable components comprising: an illumination component configured to emit a plurality of focused light beams to a viewing space monitored by the imaging sensor device to produce an array of light spots across the viewing space, wherein the illumination component comprises at least one pattern generator (508; 604; 704) that is configured to focus light received from a light source (502; 606; 706) into the focused light beams, wherein the at least one pattern generator is configured to focus the light received from the light source to produce a first subset of the light beams at a first intensity and a second subset of the light beams at a second intensity and wherein the array of light spots comprise a first set of light spots corresponding to the first subset of the light beams interlaced with a second subset of the light spots corresponding to the second subset of the light beams; a photo-receiver array configured to receive reflected light from the viewing space and produce pixel data for an image corresponding to the viewing space based on the reflected light; an image analysis component configured to determine a location of an object in the viewing space based on analysis of the pixel data; an ambient light measurement component configured to measure an amount of ambient light received at the photo-receiver array; and an intensity modulation component configured to modify an intensity ratio between the first intensity and the second intensity based on the amount of ambient light. a memory that is configured to store computer-executable components; a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that is configured to execute the computer-executable components, the computer-executable components comprising: an illumination component configured to emit a plurality of focused light beams to a viewing space monitored by the imaging sensor device to produce an array of light spots across the viewing space, wherein the illumination component comprises at least one pattern generator (508; 604; 704) that is configured to focus light received from a light source (502; 606; 706) into the focused light beams, wherein the at least one pattern generator is configured to focus the light received from the light source to produce a first subset of the light beams at a first intensity and a second subset of the light beams at a second intensity and wherein the array of light spots comprise a first set of light spots corresponding to the first subset of the light beams interlaced with a second subset of the light spots corresponding to the second subset of the light beams; a photo-receiver array configured to receive reflected light from the viewing space and produce pixel data for an image corresponding to the viewing space based on the reflected light; an image analysis component configured to determine a location of an object in the viewing space based on analysis of the pixel data; an ambient light measurement component configured to measure an amount of ambient light received at the photo-receiver array; and an intensity modulation component configured to modify an intensity ratio between the first intensity and the second intensity based on the amount of ambient light. an illumination component configured to emit a plurality of focused light beams to a viewing space monitored by the imaging sensor device to produce an array of light spots across the viewing space, wherein the illumination component comprises at least one pattern generator (508; 604; 704) that is configured to focus light received from a light source (502; 606; 706) into the focused light beams, wherein the at least one pattern generator is configured to focus the light received from the light source to produce a first subset of the light beams at a first intensity and a second subset of the light beams at a second intensity and wherein the array of light spots comprise a first set of light spots corresponding to the first subset of the light beams interlaced with a second subset of the light spots corresponding to the second subset of the light beams; a photo-receiver array configured to receive reflected light from the viewing space and produce pixel data for an image corresponding to the viewing space based on the reflected light; an image analysis component configured to determine a location of an object in the viewing space based on analysis of the pixel data; an ambient light measurement component configured to measure an amount of ambient light received at the photo-receiver array; and an intensity modulation component configured to modify an intensity ratio between the first intensity and the second intensity based on the amount of ambient light.