Compound camera and methods for implementing auto-focus, depth-of-field and high-resolution functions
US7425984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10052
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A compound camera system for generating an enhanced virtual image having a large depth-of-field. The compound camera system comprises a plurality of component cameras for generating image data of an object and a data processor for generating the enhanced virtual image from the image data. The data processor generates the enhanced virtual image by generating a first component virtual image at a first depth plane, generating a second component virtual image at a second depth plane, and inserting first selected pixels from the first component virtual image into enhanced the virtual image and inserting second selected pixels from the second component virtual image into the enhanced virtual image.
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