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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
William Mantzel, San Diego, CA (US);
Dongwoon Bai, San Diego, CA (US);
Jungwon Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G02B 27/48 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G01B 11/2504 (2013.01); G02B 27/48 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an electronic device are provided for recovering a depth map from an observed infrared (IR) image. Speckles are illuminated in an IR spectrum by a projector of the electronic device. Speckles on a horizon image are captured by an IR camera of the electronic device. Projector distortion is estimated based on speckle locations in the horizon image.