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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Makibi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Earl Quong Wong, Vallejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Makibi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Earl Quong Wong, Vallejo, CA (US);
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging acquisition system that generates a depth map from two pictures of a three dimensional spatial scene is described. According to one aspect of the invention, the system generates the depth map based on the relative blur between the two pictures and the absolute blur contributed by the system. According to another aspect of the invention, the system calculates the depth map directly from the relative blur between the two pictures.