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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Shpunt, Tel Aviv, IL;
Zafrir Mor, Ein Habsor, IL;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/00 (2018.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 13/254 (2018.01); H04N 13/271 (2018.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/254 (2018.05); G06F 3/005 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); H04N 13/271 (2018.05); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for depth mapping includes providing depth mapping resources, including a radiation source, which projects optical radiation into a volume of interest containing an object, and a sensor, which senses the optical radiation reflected from the object. The volume of interest has a depth that varies with angle relative to the radiation source and the sensor. A depth map of the object is generated using the resources while applying at least one of the resources non-uniformly over the volume of interest, responsively to the varying depth as a function of the angle.