METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DEVICES FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION

    公开(公告)号:US20240357222A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18648458

    申请日:2024-04-28

    摘要: There is provided an image acquisition controller for acquiring an adapted image. The image acquisition controller comprises an interface towards a first image sensor, the first image sensor being arranged to acquire an image, and an interface towards a gaze tracking unit, the gaze tracking unit comprising a second image sensor for registering a gaze position on a scene associated with the image acquired by the first image sensor. The image acquisition controller is arranged to periodically receive information over the interface towards the gaze tracking unit about at least a position on the scene associated with the image provided from the first image sensor where the scene represents a larger part of an image registered by the first image sensor than intended to be acquired as the adapted image. The image acquisition controller is arranged to provide information over the interface towards the first image sensor about a position on the first image sensor, a size of a sensor area associated with the position on the first image sensor and a frame rate for image acquisition within said area. The image acquisition controller is arranged to receive image data over the interface towards the first image sensor wherein the image data at least comprises image data with the size, the position on the first image sensor, and the frame rate for image acquisition within said area such that the received image data is stored. An image acquisition system or device comprising the controller, a communication device with corresponding image acquisition capabilities, a method of image acquisition, and a computer program for implementing the method are also disclosed.

    Determining pixel information
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12126918B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17928973

    申请日:2021-06-03

    摘要: In an embodiment, a method (100) is described. The method is a computer-implemented method. The method comprises receiving (102) pixel information corresponding to at least part of a first, second and third image, acquired by an imaging system, of a subject illuminated by temporally modulated illumination. A time delay between an acquisition start time of the first, second and third images is such that there is an overlap in time during acquisition of the first, second and third images. The method further comprises determining (104) modified pixel information for constructing a modified image of the subject. The modified pixel information is determined based on: a difference between the received pixel information of the first, second and third images to reduce an effect of ambient lighting in the received pixel information; and a combination of the received pixel information to cancel out a spatial intensity modulation pattern apparent in each of the first, second and third images. The spatial intensity modulation pattern is due to a timing relationship between an imaging time period over which the imaging system acquires each image and a modulation time period of the temporally modulated illumination.

    Imaging system and method
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12088931B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17604624

    申请日:2020-04-10

    摘要: Aspects of the present invention relate to a composite image generation system (1) for a vehicle. The system includes one or more controller (10). The composite image generation system (1) has an input configured to receive first image data (DIMG1) from a first imaging device (C1), the first image data (DIMG1) has a first time stamp (TST1-(t)) indicative of a time at which the first image data (DIMG1) was captured by the first imaging device (C1); and second image data (DIMG2) from a second imaging device (C2), the second image data (DIMG2) has a second time stamp (TST2-(t)) indicative of a time at which the second image data (DIMG2) was captured by the second imaging device (C2). The one or more controller (10)is configured to compare the first time stamp (TST1-(t)) with the second time stamp (TST2-(t)) to determine a time stamp discrepancy (TSTΔ). The one or more controller (10) generates composite image data (DIMG3) comprising at least a part of the first image data (DIMG1) and at least a part of the second image data (DIMG2). The one or more controller (10) is configured to control the output of the composite image data (DIMG3) in dependence on the time stamp discrepancy (TSTΔ). The present invention also relates to a vehicle; and to a method of generating a composite image.

    Method and apparatus with image processing

    公开(公告)号:US12056844B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US17748180

    申请日:2022-05-19

    摘要: A method with image processing includes: receiving an input image including Bayer images captured by a plurality of lenses included in a lens assembly; generating channel separation images by separating each of the Bayer images by a plurality of channels; determining corresponding points such that pixels in the channel separation images are displayed at the same position on a projection plane, for each of the plurality of lenses; performing binning on the channel separation images, based on a brightness difference and a distance difference between a target corresponding point and a center of a pixel including the target corresponding point, corresponding to each of the corresponding points in channel separation images that correspond to a same channel and that are combined into one image, for each of the plurality of lenses; restoring the input image for each of the plurality of lenses based on binned images generated by performing the binning; and outputting the restored input image.

    Camera integration for portable electronic devices

    公开(公告)号:US12052484B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US17659621

    申请日:2022-04-18

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A portable electronic device can have a housing including a wall, the wall at least partially defining an external surface, and the housing defining an aperture disposed opposite the wall. A display assembly can be positioned at the aperture and a retention component can be positioned at least partially in an internal volume defined by the housing. The portable electronic device can also have an optical component that includes an optical component housing defining a camera aperture and a camera module positioned at the camera aperture. The optical component can be configured to be removably retained against the wall by the retention component and to be removably retained against the display assembly by the retention component.