Canesta's intellectual property is a key company asset, fortifying the company's competitive advantage while providing customers confidence in selection of Canesta as a strategic partner for commercial mass-market products. For an explanation of Canesta's patent portfolio, please download the document "Canesta Intellectual Property Overview".
PATENTS
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Enhanced obstacle detection and tracking for three-dimensional imaging systems used in motor vehicles
United States Patent 7,741,961, June 22, 2010
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Method and system for fast calibration of three-dimensional (3D) sensors
United States Patent 7,719,662, May 18, 2010
41.
Method and system to enhance timing accuracy for time-of-flight systems
United States Patent 7,636,150, December 22, 2009
40.
System and method for providing intelligent airbag deployment
United States Patent 7,526,120, April 28, 2009
39.
Method and system for automatic gain control of sensors in time-of-flight systems
United States Patent 7,511,801, March 31, 2009
38.
Method and system to differentially enhance sensor dynamic range using enhanced common mode reset
United States Patent 7,507,947, March 24, 2009
37.
Method and system for fast calibration of three-dimensional (3D) sensors
United States Patent 7,471,376, December 30, 2008
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Method enabling a standard CMOS fab to produce an IC to sense three-dimensional information using augmented rules creating mask patterns not otherwise expressible with existing fab rules
United States Patent 7,464,351, December 9, 2008
35. Method and system to correct motion blur and reduce signal transients in time-of-flight sensor systems
United States Patent 7,450,220, November 11, 2008
34. Method and system to calibrate a camera system using phase demodulation sensing
United States Patent 7,433,029, October 7, 2008
33. Methods and system to quantify depth data accuracy in three-dimensional sensors using single frame capture
United States Patent 7,408,627, August 5, 2008
32. Method and system to avoid inter-system interference for phase-based time-of-flight systems
United States Patent 7,405,812, July 29, 2008
31. Method and system for automatic gain control of sensors in time-of-flight systems
United States Patent 7,379,163, May 27, 2008
30. Method and system to increase dynamic range of time-of-flight (TOF) and/or imaging sensors
United States Patent 7,379,100, May 27, 2008
29. RGBZ (red, green, blue, z-depth) filter system usable with sensor systems, including sensor systems with synthetic mirror enhanced three-dimensional imaging
United States Patent 7,375,803, May 20, 2008
28. Methods and devices for improved charge management for three-dimensional and color sensing
United States Patent 7,352,454, April 1, 2008
27. Gesture recognition system using depth perceptive sensors
United States Patent 7,340,077, March 4, 2008
26. Method and system to enhance differential dynamic range and signal/noise in CMOS range finding systems using differential sensors
United States Patent 7,321,111, January 22, 2008
25. Optical methods for remotely measuring objects
United States Patent 7,310,431, December 18, 2007
24. Method and system to correct motion blur and reduce signal transients in time-of-flight sensor systems:
United States Patent 7,283,213, October 16, 2007
23. Coded-Array technique for obtaining depth and other position information of an observed object:
United States Patent 7,212,663, May 1, 2007
22. Subject segmentation and tracking using 3D sensing technology for video compression in multimedia applications:
United States Patent 7,203,356, April 10, 2007
21. Method and system to differentially enhance sensor dynamic range using enhanced common mode reset:
United States Patent 7,176,438, February 13, 2007
20. Electromagnetic wave detection arrangement with capacitive feedback:
United States Patent 7,173,230, February 6, 2007
19. Method and system to enhance differential dynamic range and signal/noise in CMOS range finding systems using differential sensors:
United States Patent 7,157,685, January 2, 2007
18. System and method for determining an input selected by a user through a virtual interface:
United States Patent 7,151,530, December 19, 2006
17. Method and apparatus for approximating depth of an object's placement onto a monitored region with applications to virtual interface devices:
United States Patent 7,050,177, May 23, 2006
16. Method and apparatus for approximating depth of an object's placement onto a monitored region with applications to virtual interface devices:
United States Patent 7,006,236, February 28, 2006
15. Method and system to differentially enhance sensor dynamic range:
United States Patent 6,919,549, July 19, 2005
14. Methods and Devices for Charge Management for Three-Dimensional Sensing:
United States Patent 6,906,793, June 14, 2005
13. Technique for removing Blurring from a Captured Image:
United States Patent 6,876,775, April 5, 2005
12. Quasi-three-dimensional method and apparatus to detect and localize interaction of user-object and virtual transfer device:
United States Patent 6,710,770, March 23, 2004
11. Method and apparatus for approximating a source position of a sound-causing event for determining an input used in operating an electronic device:
United States Patent 6,690,618, February 10, 2004
10. Method for enhancing performance in a system utilizing an array of sensors that sense at least two-dimensions:
United States Patent 6,690,354, February 10, 2004
9. Method and system to enhance dynamic range conversion useable with CMOS three-dimensional imaging:
United States Patent 6,678,039, January 13, 2004
8. Methods for enhancing performance and data acquired from three dimensional image systems:
United States Patent 6,674,895, January 6, 2004
7. Method and apparatus for entering data using a virtual input device:
United States Patent 6,614,422, September 2, 2003
6. CMOS-compatible three-dimensional image sensing using reduced peak energy:
United States Patent 6,587,186, July 1, 2003
5. Systems for CMOS-compatible three-dimensional image sensing using quantum efficiency modulation:
United States Patent 6,580,496, June 17, 2003
4. Noise reduction techniques suitable for three-dimensional information acquirable with CMOS-compatible image sensor ICS:
United States Patent 6,522,395, February 18, 2003
3. Methods for CMOS-compatible three-dimensional image sensing using quantum efficiency modulation
United States Patent 6,515,740, February 4, 2003
2. Methods for enhancing performance and data acquired from three-dimensional image systems:
United States Patent 6,512,838, January 28, 2003
1. CMOS-compatible Three-dimensional Image Sensor IC:
United States Patent 6,323,942, November 27, 2001
