2D/3D image scanning and compositing
US9563958B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20212
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for processing images. A structure provides a light sources configured to illuminate a target area. Illumination is controlled in a sequence over a first time period. At a given point in time, light sources are powered to enable illumination of the target area. An image of a target object is captured from a single reference location. The captured image is evaluated including processing the evaluated images on a pixel by pixel basis to produce a single composite image having respective pixel values derived from the evaluated captured images. The target object is 3D scanned to determine height information for a surface of a target on the target area. The height information is used to flatten respective pixels of the composite image. The composite image is provided after the flattening of the respective pixels.
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