Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Time-of-flight depth imaging
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Application No.: US12897145Application Date: 2010-10-04
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Publication No.: US08548270B2Publication Date: 2013-10-01
- Inventor: Sagi Katz , Avishai Adler
- Applicant: Sagi Katz , Avishai Adler
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP
- Main IPC: G06K9/36
- IPC: G06K9/36 ; G06K9/00

Abstract:
Techniques are provided for determining depth to objects. A depth image may be determined based on two light intensity images. This technique may compensate for differences in reflectivity of objects in the field of view. However, there may be some misalignment between pixels in the two light intensity images. An iterative process may be used to relax a requirement for an exact match between the light intensity images. The iterative process may involve modifying one of the light intensity images based on a smoothed version of a depth image that is generated from the two light intensity images. Then, new values may be determined for the depth image based on the modified image and the other light intensity image. Thus, pixel misalignment between the two light intensity images may be compensated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120082346A1 TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEPTH IMAGING Public/Granted day:2012-04-05
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