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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Alexander Shpunt, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Gerard Medioni, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Daniel Cohen, Tel Aviv, IL;
Erez Sali, Savion, IL;
Ronen Deitch, Modiin, IL;
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for depth mapping includes acquiring first depth data with respect to an object using a first depth mapping technique and providing first candidate depth coordinates for a plurality of pixels, and acquiring second depth data with respect to the object using a second depth mapping technique, different from the first depth mapping technique, and providing second candidate depth coordinates for the plurality of pixels. A weighted voting process is applied to the first and second depth data in order to select one of the candidate depth coordinates at each pixel. A depth map of the object is output, including the selected one of the candidate depth coordinates at each pixel.