{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11960968","patent":{"patent_number":"US-11960968","title":"Scanning device utilizing separate light pattern sequences based on target distance","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-04-16T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G06K","G06K","H04N","G06K"],"num_claims":16,"abstract":"An apparatus includes a distance sensor, a plurality of light sources, one or more processors, and memory coupled to the one or more processors. The apparatus determines, via the distance sensor, the distance between an object and the apparatus. When the distance between the object and the apparatus is within a first distance range of a plurality of predefined distance ranges, the apparatus activates a first sequence of lighting patterns, corresponding to the first distance range, to illuminate the object via the plurality of light sources."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Scanning device utilizing separate light pattern sequences based on target distance","description":"An apparatus includes a distance sensor, a plurality of light sources, one or more processors, and memory coupled to the one or more processors. The apparatus determines, via the distance sensor, the ","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11960968","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11960968","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Scanning device utilizing separate light pattern sequences based on target distance\" (US-11960968). https://patentable.app/patents/US-11960968","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11960968","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-11960968","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T11:41:19.198Z"}