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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Yannyk Parulian Julian Bourquin, Eindhoven, NL;
Emilie Cuillery, Eindhoven, NL;
Mathivanan Damodaran, Eindhoven, NL;
Jonathan Alambra Palero, Waalre, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
According to an aspect, there is provided a system () comprising: an image projection unit () configured to project an illumination pattern onto at least a portion of a scene, an imaging unit () configured to capture a plurality of images of the scene while the illumination pattern is projected onto the scene, and a processing unit () configured to: demodulate the plurality of images based on the illumination pattern and with respect to a target section in the plurality of captured images, wherein the target section corresponds to one of: a portion of the scene on which the illumination pattern is selectively projected while the plurality of images were captured, a portion of the scene at which the projected illumination pattern is resolvable, a portion of the scene with pixel depth values which satisfy a predetermined range; and generate an ambient light suppressed image of the scene based on results of the demodulation.