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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2023
Gist (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology), Gwangju, KR;
Hae-Gon Jeon, Gwangju, KR;
Chang Yeon Won, Gwangju, KR;
GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology), Gwangju, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method of aligning images included in a focal stack and estimates depth information of an object in the images by extracting features of the aligned images, using a neural network model. A focal stack alignment method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: calculating a relative Field of View (FoV) of a focal stack photographed by a photographing device using metadata of the photographing device; primarily aligning the focal stack on the basis of the relative FoV; determining a flow field of the focal stack using radial motion, horizontal motion, and vertical motion features of each of primarily aligned images; and secondarily aligning the focal stack using the flow field.