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US08988661B2 Method and system to maximize space-time resolution in a time-of-flight (TOF) system
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在飞行时间(TOF)系统中最大化时空分辨率的方法和系统
- Patent Title: Method and system to maximize space-time resolution in a time-of-flight (TOF) system
- Patent Title (中): 在飞行时间(TOF)系统中最大化时空分辨率的方法和系统
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Application No.: US12802117Application Date: 2010-05-29
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Publication No.: US08988661B2Publication Date: 2015-03-24
- Inventor: Gage Hills , Travis Perry , Cyrus Bamji
- Applicant: Gage Hills , Travis Perry , Cyrus Bamji
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent Gregg Wisdom; Sergey Lamansky; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: G01S17/89
- IPC: G01S17/89 ; G01C3/08 ; G01S7/491 ; G01S17/36

Abstract:
Phase-based TOF systems operate with reduced depth error due to motion blur, and/or spatial blur, and/or pixel offset by intelligently determining how best to combine pixel values, and how best to compensate for individual pixel offsets. Such determination(s) may be carried out on a per pixel basis, dynamically, in real-time during TOF operation, or on archived TOF data. Offsets for individual pixels may be dynamically calculated and subtracted from the values acquired by those pixels Individual pixel offsets may be calculated for example by combining data acquired by the same pixel at two acquisitions, 180° out of phase with respect to each other. Calculated offsets may be averaged, or on a per pixel basis, and if target object motion is detected, one or more offset calculations can be discarded rather than averaged to reduce motion blur. Offsets acquired a priori during a TOF system calibration procedure may be used.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110292370A1 Method and system to maximize space-time resolution in a Time-of-Flight (TOF) system Public/Granted day:2011-12-01
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