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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Peter Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);
Jose Omar Gonzalez Hernandez, Chula Vista, CA (US);
William Clay, San Diego, CA (US);
Pablo Antonio Espinosa, San Diego, CA (US);
Fred Ansfield, San Diego, CA (US);
Bibhudendu Mohapatra, San Diego, CA (US);
Keith Resch, San Diego, CA (US);
Morio Usami, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A camera based depth mapping system. Depth information is coded with colors to make a laser-generated 3D depth map easier to interpret. In the event that the laser illumination is not sufficient, the depth information can have a low signal to noise ratio, i.e., the depth map can be noisy. Color noise reduction techniques are used to alleviate this problem.