Optimization of optical systems for improved light field capture and manipulation
US9866810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/447
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to various embodiments of the present invention, the optical systems of light field capture devices are optimized so as to improve captured light field image data. Optimizing optical systems of light field capture devices can result in captured light field image data (both still and video) that is cheaper and/or easier to process. Optical systems can be optimized to yield improved quality or resolution when using cheaper processing approaches whose computational costs fit within various processing and/or resource constraints. As such, the optical systems of light field cameras can be optimized to reduce size and/or cost and/or increase the quality of such optical systems.
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