Automated process for generating a computed design of a composite camera comprising multiple digital imaging devices
    1.
    发明授权
    Automated process for generating a computed design of a composite camera comprising multiple digital imaging devices 失效
    用于生成包括多个数字成像装置的复合照相机的计算设计的自动处理

    公开(公告)号:US07680633B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-16

    申请号:US11410618

    申请日:2006-04-25

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 G03B41/00

    摘要: A computed design of a composite camera having multiple digital imaging devices is generated automatically in accordance with the following process. A target volume to be captured by the composite camera and a target resolution for capturing the target volume are obtained. A representation of a view frustum of each of a plurality of digital imaging devices is generated based on at least one characteristic of each device. The digital imaging devices are organized based on the view frusta. A set of digital imaging devices is selected from the organized digital imaging devices, where the view frusta of the set of digital imaging devices substantially covers the target volume with at least the target resolution. The set of digital imaging devices are positioned based on each device's physical characteristics. A computed design of the composite camera that includes digital imaging devices held in position by a mechanical fixture is generated.

    摘要翻译: 根据以下过程自动生成具有多个数字成像装置的复合摄像机的计算设计。 获得由复合摄像机捕获的目标体积和用于捕获目标体积的目标分辨率。 基于每个设备的至少一个特征来生成多个数字成像设备中的每一个的视锥台的表示。 数字成像装置是基于视锥体组织的。 从有组织的数字成像设备中选择一组数字成像设备,其中该组数字成像设备的视野截面基本上覆盖目标体积至少具有目标分辨率。 该组数字成像设备基于每个设备的物理特性进行定位。 产生包括通过机械夹具保持就位的数字成像装置的复合照相机的计算设计。

    Method and system for videoconferencing between parties at N sites
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for videoconferencing between parties at N sites 有权
    N个站点各方之间视频会议的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07528860B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-05

    申请号:US11118914

    申请日:2005-04-29

    IPC分类号: H04N7/14 G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: H04N7/15 H04N7/155

    摘要: A method and system for videoconferencing between parties at N sites. Specifically, a virtual space arrangement of N sites is created. Video sequences of N−1 remote sites are simultaneously displayed on a non-planar display arranged around a local party at a local site consistent with the virtual space arrangement. The displayed images of the remote parties are scaled consistently with their true physical sizes at their distances from the local party in the virtual space arrangement. Real-time video streams of the local party are captured from a plurality of viewpoints and are used to generate N−1 video view streams representing views of the local party from approximately the local display locations of the N−1 remote parties.

    摘要翻译: 在N个站点之间的各方之间进行视频会议的方法和系统。 具体来说,创建了N个站点的虚拟空间排列。 N-1远程站点的视频序列同时显示在与虚拟空间布置一致的本地站点周围的本地方围绕的非平面显示器上。 远程方的显示图像与其在虚拟空间布置中与当地方距离的真实物理尺寸一致地缩放。 从多个视点捕获本地方的实时视频流,并且用于从近似N-1个远程方的本地显示位置生成表示本地方视图的N-1视频视频流。

    Method and system for producing seamless composite images having non-uniform resolution from a multi-imager system
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and system for producing seamless composite images having non-uniform resolution from a multi-imager system 有权
    用于从多成像系统生成具有不均匀分辨率的无缝复合图像的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07855752B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-21

    申请号:US11496810

    申请日:2006-07-31

    IPC分类号: H04N9/74

    摘要: A method and system for producing seamless composite images having non-uniform resolution from a multi-imager system is disclosed. A plurality of lower resolution source images is acquired. In addition, a plurality of higher resolution source images is acquired. The plurality of the lower resolution images and the higher resolution images are then layered to produce a composite image, wherein the layering of the plurality of the lower resolution images and the higher resolution images to produce a composite image having a plurality of resolutions therein.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于从多成像系统产生具有不均匀分辨率的无缝复合图像的方法和系统。 获取多个较低分辨率的源图像。 此外,获取多个较高分辨率的源图像。 然后将多个较低分辨率图像和较高分辨率图像分层以产生合成图像,其中多个较低分辨率图像和较高分辨率图像的分层以产生其中具有多个分辨率的合成图像。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-VIEWPOINT VIDEO CAPTURE
    5.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-VIEWPOINT VIDEO CAPTURE 有权
    用于多视点视频捕获的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130044181A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-21

    申请号:US13641523

    申请日:2010-05-14

    IPC分类号: H04N13/02

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method for multi-viewpoint video capture. According to one embodiment, the system includes a camera housing for accommodating both a first multi-imager set and a second multi-imager set, with each multi-imager set including a plurality of optical cameras having different viewpoint directions and configured to produce a source image. Furthermore, each camera in the first multi-imager set and the second multi-imager set include corresponding cameras facing in approximately the same viewpoint direction. The first multi-imager set is positioned laterally adjacent to the second multi-imager set such that lines joining a center of projection of corresponding cameras in the first multi-imager set and second multi-imager set are approximately parallel.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例公开了一种用于多视点视频捕获的系统和方法。 根据一个实施例,该系统包括用于容纳第一多成像仪组和第二多次成像器组的照相机外壳,每个多成像仪组包括具有不同视点方向的多个光学照相机,并且被配置为产生源 图片。 此外,第一多次成像器组和第二多次成像器组中的每个相机包括面向大致相同视点方向的相应摄像机。 第一多次成像器组被定位成横向邻近第二多成像仪组,使得连接在第一多成像仪组和第二多成像仪组中的相应摄像机的投影中心的线近似平行。

    Generation of a disparity result with low latency

    公开(公告)号:US20110210851A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-01

    申请号:US13039248

    申请日:2011-03-02

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00 G06K9/36 G06K9/00

    摘要: A powerful, scaleable, and reconfigurable image processing system and method of processing data therein is described. This general purpose, reconfigurable engine with toroidal topology, distributed memory, and wide bandwidth I/O are capable of solving real applications at real-time speeds. The reconfigurable image processing system can be optimized to efficiently perform specialized computations, such as real-time video and audio processing. This reconfigurable image processing system provides high performance via high computational density, high memory bandwidth, and high I/O bandwidth. Generally, the reconfigurable image processing system and its control structure include a homogeneous array of 16 field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) and 16 static random access memories (SRAM) arranged in a partial torus configuration. The reconfigurable image processing system also includes a PCI bus interface chip, a clock control chip, and a datapath chip. It can be implemented in a single board. It receives data from its external environment, computes correspondence, and uses the results of the correspondence computations for various post-processing industrial applications. The reconfigurable image processing system determines correspondence by using non-parametric local transforms followed by correlation. These non-parametric local transforms include the census and rank transforms. Other embodiments involve a combination of correspondence, rectification, a left-right consistency check, and the application of an interest operator.

    Communication and collaboration system using rich media environments
    7.
    发明授权
    Communication and collaboration system using rich media environments 有权
    使用富媒体环境的通信和协作系统

    公开(公告)号:US07590941B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-15

    申请号:US10682542

    申请日:2003-10-09

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F3/14

    CPC分类号: H04H60/33 G06Q10/10 H04N7/15

    摘要: A system that enables communication and collaboration among individuals using rich media environments. A system according to the present techniques includes a set of rich media environments each having a corresponding arrangement of sensing and rendering components for sensing of and rendering to a corresponding set of individuals. A system according to the present techniques includes an interest thread detector that uses the sensing and rendering components to detect formation of multiple communication interactions among the individuals and that creates an interest thread for each detected communication interaction and further includes a communication provider that for each interest thread captures a set of media data from a corresponding subset of the sensing components and that combines the captured media data in response to the activities of the corresponding individuals and that communicates the combined media data to a corresponding subset of the rendering components.

    摘要翻译: 一个使用富媒体环境的个人之间进行通信和协作的系统。 根据本技术的系统包括一组富媒体环境,每个富媒体环境具有用于感测和呈现给对应的个体集合的感测和渲染组件的相应布置。 根据本技术的系统包括利益线程检测器,其利用感测和渲染组件来检测个体之间的多个通信交互的形成,并为每个检测到的通信交互创建兴趣线程,并且还包括针对每个兴趣的通信提供者 线程从感测组件的相应子集捕获一组媒体数据,并且响应于相应个体的活动而组合所捕获的媒体数据,并将组合的媒体数据传送到呈现组件的相应子集。

    Techniques for determining a three-dimensional textured representation of a surface of an object from a set of images with varying formats

    公开(公告)号:US11170561B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16538029

    申请日:2019-08-12

    IPC分类号: G06T15/20 G06T7/13 G06T7/55

    摘要: Systems and methods of the present disclosure can facilitate determining a three-dimensional surface representation of an object. In some embodiments, the system includes a computer, a calibration module, which is configured to determine a camera geometry of a set of cameras, and an imaging module, which is configured to capture spatial images using the cameras. The computer is configured to determine epipolar lines in the spatial images, transform the spatial images with a collineation transformation, determine second derivative spatial images with a second derivative filter, construct epipolar plane edge images based on zero crossings of second derivative epipolar planes image based on the epipolar lines, select edges and compute depth estimates, sequence the edges based on contours in a spatial edge image, filter the depth estimates, and create a three-dimensional surface representation based on the filtered depth estimates and the original spatial images.

    Techniques for determining a three-dimensional representation of a surface of an object from a set of images

    公开(公告)号:US10565722B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US15986736

    申请日:2018-05-22

    摘要: Systems and methods of the present disclosure can facilitate determining a three-dimensional surface representation of an object. In some embodiments, the system includes a computer, a calibration module, which is configured to determine a camera geometry of a set of cameras, and an imaging module, which is configured to capture spatial images using the cameras. The computer is configured to determine epipolar lines in the spatial images, transform the spatial images with a collineation transformation, determine second derivative spatial images with a second derivative filter, construct epipolar plane edge images based on zero crossings of second derivative epipolar planes image based on the epipolar lines, select edges and compute depth estimates, sequence the edges based on contours in a spatial edge image, filter the depth estimates, and create a three-dimensional surface representation based on the filtered depth estimates and the original spatial images.