Video capture, processing, calibration, computational fiber artifact removal, and light-field pipeline
US10565734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10052
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image capture system includes a plurality of image sensors arranged in a pattern such that gaps exist between adjacent image sensors of the plurality of image sensors. Each of the image sensors may be configured to capture sensor image data. The image capture system may also have a main lens configured to direct incoming light along an optical path, a microlens array positioned within the optical path, and a plurality of tapered fiber optic bundles. Each tapered fiber optic bundle may have a leading end positioned within the optical path, and a trailing end positioned proximate one of the image sensors. The leading end may have a larger cross-sectional area than the trailing end. Sensor data from the image sensors may be combined to generate a single light-field image that is substantially unaffected by the gaps.
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