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Automated camera array calibration

US9846960B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2012
Grant dateDec 19, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S2400/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The automated camera array calibration technique described herein pertains to a technique for automating camera array calibration. The technique can leverage corresponding depth and single or multi-spectral intensity data (e.g., RGB (Red Green Blue) data) captured by hybrid capture devices to automatically determine camera geometry. In one embodiment it does this by finding common features in the depth maps between two hybrid capture devices and derives a rough extrinsic calibration based on shared depth map features. It then uses the intensity (e.g., RGB) data corresponding to the depth maps and uses the features of the intensity (e.g., RGB) data to refine the rough extrinsic calibration.

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