Depth maps generated from a single sensor
US10839537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2013/0092
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera module with a fixed near field focus is configured to capture a single image. That single image is segmented by an image divider a number of regions. A focus metric determiner then determines a focus metric for each of the regions. A depth map generator maps the focus metric into a depth value for each of the regions and combines the depth values to generate a depth map.
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