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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Ling Zhu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Peter Godbaz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vishali Mogallapu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a sparse depth imaging system is presented. The method comprises receiving a depth map of an environment. The depth map comprises a plurality of pixels having locations in an optical sensor coordinate system. A pattern of illuminator dots in an optical source coordinate system is received. Each illuminator dot has a fixed location in a defined plane in the optical source coordinate system. The depth map is projected into a 3D point cloud in the optical sensor coordinate system. Each point in the 3D point cloud is assigned a 2D location in the defined plane. A depth value for each illuminator dot is interpolated based on transformed depth of points in the 3D point cloud. Each illuminator dot is assigned a 3D location in the optical sensor coordinate system. A depth for each illuminator dot is output in the optical sensor coordinate system.
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