公开(公告)号：US09979953B1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US14926295

申请日：2015-10-29

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Eric G. Marason ,  Christopher D. Coley ,  William Thomas Weatherford

IPC: H04N13/00 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/14 ,  H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04N13/296 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G06T7/0065 ,  H04N5/141 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N13/106 ,  H04N13/271

Abstract: The depth of one or more objects within a scene may be determined utilizing system that includes a single light source, a reflector (e.g., an ellipsoidal reflector), a shutter mechanism associated with the light source, and a camera. More particularly, the light source may output light that is directed towards the scene (a first set of light beams) and towards the reflector (a second set of light beams) utilizing the shutter mechanism. The reflector may reflect the second set of light beams towards the scene. The camera may then capture a first image that corresponds to the first set of light beams and a second image that corresponds to the second set of light beams. The depth of a particular one of the objects within the scene may be determined based at least in part on the first image and the second image.

公开(公告)号：US09762862B1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US13633015

申请日：2012-10-01

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Christopher D. Coley ,  Eric G. Marason ,  William Thomas Weatherford

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G01B11/02

CPC classification number: H04N7/18 ,  H04N9/31

Abstract: A device includes a projection and camera system to create an augmented reality environment in which images are projected onto a scene and user movement within the scene is captured. The projection and camera system have a camera to image scattered light from the environment and determine depth of objects in the environment. The system also has a projector to project the images onto the scene. The projection images and captured environment images share a common optical path through the same lens. The system includes an image noise cancelation system to cancel, remove, or otherwise reduce unwanted image noise caused by internal reflection of the projection images from the environment images.

公开(公告)号：US10445934B1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15276507

申请日：2016-09-26

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  William Thomas Weatherford ,  Christopher Coley

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: An architecture includes a system to create an augmented reality environment in which images are projected onto a scene and user movement within the scene is captured. The augmented reality environment is hosted within a surrounding area in which various ambient conditions, external to the augmented reality environment, persist. The architecture monitors the external conditions and controls secondary devices that selectively modify the conditions as desired in cooperation with operation of the augmented reality environment to effectively enhance user experience. Alternatively or additionally, the architecture may inform the user of what changes to make, and the user manually makes the adjustments.