ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,684, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to JVCKENWOOD Corp. (Yokohama, Japan).
"Three-dimensional video imaging device" was invented by Toshihide Kobayashi (Yokohama, Japan) and Shogo Masuda (Yokohama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional video imaging device includes an infrared light source unit, an imaging element unit, and a processing unit, the imaging element unit includes a short-range TOF sensor configured to receive a part of infrared light, which is infrared light transmitted at a transmittance of a low value or infrared light reflected at a reflectance of a low value by a prism, a half mirror, another pris...