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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2024
Applicant:

Quidient, Llc, Columbia, MD (US);

Inventors:

David Scott Ackerson, Easton, MD (US);

Donald J. Meagher, Candia, NH (US);

John K. Leffingwell, Madison, AL (US);

Kostas Daniilidis, Wynnewood, PA (US);

Assignee:

QUIDIENT, LLC, Columbia, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/08 (2011.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/557 (2017.01); G06T 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 9/40 (2006.01); G06T 15/20 (2011.01); H04N 13/111 (2018.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06T 7/557 (2017.01); G06T 9/001 (2013.01); G06T 9/40 (2013.01); G06T 15/205 (2013.01); H04N 13/111 (2018.05); G06T 17/005 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10052 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10148 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01);
Abstract

A stored volumetric scene model of a real scene is generated from data defining digital images of light that flows multi-directionally in the real scene forming a light field, the light interacting with different types of media that form a matter field. The digital images have been formed by a camera from one or more poses, and each digital image contains image data elements defined by stored data representing light field flux received by light sensing detectors in the camera. The digital images are processed by a scene reconstruction engine to form a digital volumetric scene model representing the real scene. The volumetric scene model (i) contains volumetric data elements defined by stored data representing one or more media characteristics and (ii) contains data elements defined by stored data representing the flux of the light field. Adjacent volumetric data elements form corridors, at least one of the volumetric data elements in at least one corridor represents media that is partially light transmissive. The constructed digital volumetric scene model data is stored in a digital data memory for subsequent uses and applications.


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