Patent №
US 12,689,192
Granted
2026-07-21
Filed 2022
Owner
Meta Platforms, Inc.
AI components
0
Assignment
None on record
Dataset
AIPD
Application
17880044
Object-sensing systems including a light transmitter subsystem and a light receiver subsystem. The light transmitter subsystem main be configured to generate a collimated linear beam of light at a predetermined wavelength and having a length of at least 3 inches. The light receiver subsystem may include a linear sensor array having a length of at least 3 inches. The linear sensor array may be positioned to receive the collimated linear beam of light and to detect shadows caused by objects blocking at least a portion of the collimated linear beam of light. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
Ownership
Meta Platforms, Inc.