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Imaging device, method and program for producing images of a scene having an extended depth of field with good contrast

US11699215B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Paul Springer · Stuttgart, DE
Zoltan Facius · Stuttgart, DE
Thimo Emmerich · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 5, 2018
Grant date	Jul 11, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 14, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/555
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An imaging device for producing images of a scene, the imaging device comprising: a first and a second hyperchromatic lens being arranged in a stereoscopic configuration to receive light from the scene; image sensor circuitry configured to capture a first and second image of the light encountered by the first and the second lens respectively; processor circuitry configured to: produce depth information using the captured first and second images of the scene and produce a resultant first and second image of the scene using both the captured first and second image and the depth information.

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