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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2016
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuhi Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Yasutaka Hirasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Oyaizu, Tokyo, JP;
Taketo Akama, Tokyo, JP;
Suguru Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A polarized image acquisition unitacquires polarized images in a plurality of polarization directions. A reflection information generation unitgenerates reflection information indicating reflection components from the polarized images in the plurality of polarization directions acquired by the polarized image acquisition unit. A reflection information using unituses the reflection information generated by the reflection information generation unitto acquire an image of a viewed object appearing in the polarized images. A depth estimation unit estimates a depth value of a reflective surface area and acquires a position of the viewed object on the basis of an image of the viewed object appearing in the reflective surface area and the estimated depth value. Therefore, the viewed object positioned in, for example, an area of a blind spot can be easily checked.