US 11,772,545 B2
Apparatus, system and method for controlling lighting using gated imaging
Eyal Yaakob Levi, Tirat Hacarmel (IL); Ran Ginat, Tirat Hacarmel (IL); and Ofer Bruce David, Tirat Hacarmel (IL)
Assigned to BRIGHTWAY VISION LTD, Tirat Hacarmel (IL)
Filed by BRIGHTWAY VISION LTD, Tirat Hacarmel (IL)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/71,222.
Application 18/071,222 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2021/057321, filed on Aug. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0107281 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/1423 (2013.01) [B60Q 2300/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the operation of lighting, the method comprising:
actively illuminating a scene with pulsed light generated by at least one pulsed light source of a platform for generating reflections from the scene;
gating in timed coordination with the active illumination of the scene, at least one of a plurality of pixel elements of at least one image sensor of the platform;
receiving, at least some of the reflections from the scene;
generating, reflection-based image data; and
controlling, based on the reflection-based image data, the operation of platform lighting comprising a plurality of light sources that are configured in a matrix arrangement for simultaneously subjecting at least one first scene region and at least one second scene region to different illumination power.