Actuality Systems, Inc.

Parellel Consulting Limited Liability Company

Columbia University

Ellis Amalgamated, LLC

Oliver S Cossairt

Gregg E Favalora

Shree Kumar Nayar

Michael Thomas

Rick K Dorval

Changyin Zhou

Joshua Napoli

Samuel L Hill

Daniel Miau

Won Chun

Thomas J Purtell, Ii

Camera systems and methods for gigapixel computational imaging are provided. In some embodiments, the camera system comprises: a ball lens, an array of image sensors disposed at a distance from the ball lens, the array of image sensors configured to acquire images from light that passes through the ball lens; and a processor configured to deblur and stitch the images captured by the array of image sensors to generate a gigapixel image.

Camera systems and methods for gigapixel computational imaging

Systems, methods, and media for recording an image of a scene ate provided. In accordance with some embodiments, systems for recording an image of a scene are provided. comprising. a diffuser {hat diffuses light representing the scene and that has a scattering function that is independent of aperture coordinates, a sensor that receives diffused light representing the scene and generates data representing an image; and a hardware processes that uses a point spread function to deblur the image.

Systems, methods, and media for recording an image using an optical diffuser

A minimized-thickness angular scanner of electromagnetic radiation includes an optical sandwich having a two-dimensional (2D) image source, and a scanning assembly that includes a first optic and a second optic, wherein at least one of the first optic and the second optic are oscillatorily translating. Translation of the optics provides for generation of a three-dimensional (3D) image, while the optical sandwich design provides for compact implementation of 3D displays.

Minimized-thickness angular scanner of electromagnetic radiation

Enhanced image sequences are provided by a high resolution imaging system (HRIS) for generating an enhanced image, where the system includes a device for outputting an image sequence including a plurality of K source images, each source image including a plurality of pixels; and a projector for projecting, within a period of integration, each of the source images to an optical filter, the filter adapted for providing pixels of each source image as sub-pixels of pixels in the enhanced image. The enhanced images may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. A method and computer program product are provided for generating enhanced images, as well as techniques for fabrication of the HRIS.

Optically enhanced image sequences

A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus includes an image generation subsystem (IGS) for generating at least one two-dimensional (2D) image and providing filtered rays derived from the at least one 2D image to an optical element for modulating the filtered rays and producing a 3D image, wherein the filtered rays comprise limited overlap of pixel information. A method and a computer program product for generating 3D images are provided.

Image enhancement for three-dimensional displays

An image scanning assembly comprising at least two optics wherein at least one of the optics is movable relative to the other. An embodiment may be used to scan images for a 3D display.

Optical scanning assembly

Generating a three-dimensional image of a three-dimensional scene by generating projection data and projecting light rays based on the projection data to generate the three-dimensional image. Sampling of the data is based on at least one physical parameter associated with the projection of light rays by a projection system used to project the light rays.

Data processing for three-dimensional displays

A 3-D display may comprise a rotating optical diffuser for displaying 3-D parallax images in specific substantially unidirectional viewing zones as the rotating optical diffuser rotates; and a projector for projecting images through the rotating optical diffuser.

Theta-parallax-only (TPO) displays

In general, in one aspect, the invention features systems that include a spatial light modulator, a scanning optical component configured to direct light from the spatial light modulator along a plurality of different paths, a projection optical assembly including a plurality of projection lens modules corresponding to the plurality of different paths, wherein each projection lens module is configured to receive light from the spatial light modulator directed along the corresponding path and projects an image of the spatial light modulator to a common image space.

Optical systems for generating three-dimensional images

A 3D display may comprise a rotating optical diffuser screen; and a projector for projecting images through the rotating optical diffuser screen. The rotating optical diffuser screen may be structured to optically create an exit pupil, said exit pupil having a limited horizontal viewing angle for displaying 3D images in specific viewing zones as the rotating optical diffuser screen rotates.

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Oliver S Cossairt