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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Muybridge As, Oslo, NO;
Vegard Nitter Vestad, Oslo, NO;
Espen Christensen, Oslo, NO;
Muybridge AS, Stord, NO;
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for utilizing multiple camera systems for extracting obstructing objects or foreground close to primary camera(s) and filling in the unknown area using pixel information obtained from multiple cameras, i.e. synthesized images where foreground obstructions are removed is provided. This is done by using a primary camera capturing a target scene in the background, obstructed by foreground, and secondary cameras with viewpoints different from the primary camera provide coverage of the scene behind the foreground obstructions. A processing unit will synthesize the image from the primary camera by replacing foreground obstructions with pixels from secondary cameras, or a combination of both to obtain a transparent obstructing object with the background visible through the object. The area to be replaced is identified by calculating depths in the captured area of the primary camera, estimated by comparing images from multiple cameras.