# US 10,768,047 B2 · Sensor device and methods of use > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,768,047 B2 - Document ID: US10768047B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/102,259 - Filed: 2018-08-13 - Published: 2019-08-15 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-15 - Assignees: Viavi Solutions Inc. - Applicants: VIAVI Solutions Inc. - Inventors: William D. Houck; Valton Smith - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768047B2 ## CPC - G01J 3/0294: {Multi-channel spectroscopy} - G01J 3/2803: {using photoelectric array detector} - G01J 3/2823: {Imaging spectrometer} - G01J 3/36: Investigating two or more bands of a spectrum by separate detectors - G06T 7/11: Region-based segmentation - H04N 25/135: {based on four or more different wavelength filter elements} - H04N 25/443: by reading pixels from selected two-dimensional [2D] regions of the array, e.g. for windowing or digital zooming - H04N 25/535: by dynamic region selection - G01J 2003/2806: {Array and filter array} - G01J 2003/2826: {Multispectral imaging, e.g. filter imaging} - G01J 2003/2836: {Programming unit, i.e. source and date processing} - G06T 2207/20104: Interactive definition of region of interest [ROI] - G01J: MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY (light sources F21, H01J, H01K, H05B; investigating properties of materials by optical means G01N) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A multispectral sensor device may include a sensor array comprising a plurality of channels and one or more processors to determine that a time-sensitive measurement is to be performed, wherein the time-sensitive measurement is to be performed using data collected by one or more channels of the plurality of channels; cause the data to be collected by a proper subset of channels, of the plurality of channels, wherein the proper subset of channels includes the one or more channels; and determine the time-sensitive measurement based on the data. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A multispectral sensor device, comprising: a sensor array comprising a plurality of channels; and one or more processors to: determine that a time-sensitive measurement is to be performed, wherein the time-sensitive measurement is to be performed using data collected by one or more channels of the plurality of channels, wherein the time-sensitive measurement is associated with a threshold frame rate, and wherein a non-time-sensitive measurement is not associated with the threshold frame rate; cause the data to be collected by a proper subset of channels, of the plurality of channels, based on a time sensitivity of the time-sensitive measurement, wherein the proper subset of channels includes the one or more channels; and determine the time-sensitive measurement based on the data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The multispectral sensor device of claim 1, wherein the proper subset of channels includes only the one or more channels. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The multispectral sensor device of claim 1, wherein the proper subset of channels includes one or more rows of sensors, wherein the one or more rows include the one or more channels. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The multispectral sensor device of claim 3, wherein the one or more processors are to: discard data other than the data collected by the one or more channels. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The multispectral sensor device of claim 1, wherein the time-sensitive measurement is a first measurement and the data is first data; and wherein the one or more processors are to: determine that a second measurement is to be performed, wherein the second measurement is associated with a less stringent time sensitivity than the first measurement, and wherein the second measurement is the non-time-sensitive measurement; cause second data to be collected by all channels of the plurality of channels; and perform the second measurement using at least part of the second data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The multispectral sensor device of claim 1, wherein the time-sensitive measurement is a first measurement, wherein the non-time-sensitive measurement is a second measurement, wherein the one or more processors are further to: perform multiple iterations of the first measurement and the second measurement, and wherein the first measurement is performed more frequently than the second measurement. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The multispectral sensor device of claim 1, wherein the sensor array includes at least one of a charge-coupled device or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The multispectral sensor device of claim 1, wherein the time-sensitive measurement is a first measurement and the data is first data; and wherein the one or more processors are to: determine that a second measurement is to be performed, wherein the second measurement is associated with a more stringent time sensitivity than the first measurement; cause second data to be collected by a set of channels, of the plurality of channels, that includes fewer channels than the proper subset of channels; and perform the second measurement using at least part of the second data. ### Claim 9 A method, comprising: determining, by a multispectral sensor device, that a measurement is to be performed, wherein the measurement is to be performed using data collected by one or more channels of a plurality of channels of the multispectral sensor device, and wherein the measurement is associated with a time sensitivity; causing, by the multispectral sensor device, the data to be collected by a proper subset of channels, of the plurality of channels, based on a time sensitivity of the measurement, wherein the proper subset of channels includes the one or more channels, wherein the time sensitivity indicates that the measurement is a time-sensitive measurement when the measurement is associated with a threshold frame rate, and wherein the time sensitivity indicates that the measurement is a non-time-sensitive measurement when the measurement is not associated with the threshold frame rate; and determining, by the multispectral sensor device, the measurement based on the data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the multispectral sensor device includes a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor device, and wherein causing the data to be collected further comprises performing vertical and horizontal windowing so that the data is collected only by the one or more channels. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the multispectral sensor device includes a charge-coupled device, wherein causing the data to be collected further comprises performing one or more consecutive vertical shifts into a readout register; and discarding data other than the data to be collected. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein particular data from one or more rows of the plurality of channels, is not associated with the one or more channels, and wherein the particular data is dropped for determining the measurement. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the measurement is a first measurement and the data is first data; and wherein the method further comprises: determining that a second measurement is to be performed, wherein the second measurement is associated with a less stringent time sensitivity than the first measurement; causing second data to be collected by all channels of the plurality of channels; and performing the second measurement using at least part of the second data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the first measurement is determined with less latency than the second measurement. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein multiple iterations of the first measurement and the second measurement are performed, and wherein the first measurement is performed more frequently than the second measurement. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a multispectral sensor device, cause the one or more processors to: determine that a first measurement and a second measurement are to be performed, wherein the first measurement is to be performed using first data collected by one or more first channels of a plurality of channels of the multispectral sensor device, wherein the second measurement is to be performed using second data collected by one or more second channels of the plurality of channels, and wherein the first measurement is associated with a greater time sensitivity than the second measurement; cause the first data to be collected by a proper subset of channels, of the plurality of channels, based on a time sensitivity of the first measurement, wherein the proper subset of channels includes the one or more first channels; cause the second data to be collected, wherein the multispectral sensor device is configured to activate all channels of the plurality of channels to cause the second data to be collected; determine the first measurement based on the first data; and determine the second measurement based on the second data, wherein the first measurement is a time-sensitive measurement that is associated with a threshold frame rate, and wherein the second measurement is a non-time-sensitive measurement that is not associated with the threshold frame rate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to: perform multiple iterations of the first measurement and the second measurement, wherein the first measurement is performed more frequently than the second measurement. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first measurement is determined with less latency than the second measurement. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the multispectral sensor device includes a charge-coupled device or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the time-sensitive measurement is associated with a threshold data rate, and wherein the non-time-sensitive measurement is not associated with the threshold data rate.