Depth sensing module and mobile device including the same

This invention describes a portable capacitive touchscreen device, such as a smartphone, that includes a depth sensor. This sensor operates by using an infrared emitter module to project light onto environmental objects and an infrared sensor module to capture the reflections, thereby creating a 3D depth map. This mapping can enable features like augmented reality, facial expression tracking, and access control, and can optionally be linked to nanotechnology.

Why it matters: Filed before depth sensing hardware, like infrared depth cameras, became common in portable capacitive touchscreen devices. The significant advancements in mobile processing power and miniaturized sensor technology since 2015 now make integrating and processing real-time 3D environment maps for interactive applications, as suggested by the gaming classifications, far more feasible.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateInfrared sensor, emitter, device integration, nanotechnology link.

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