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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2009
Earl Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Pingshan LI, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mamoru Sugiura, Yokohama, JP;
Maikibi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Kushida, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Murakami, Atsugi, JP;
Soroj Triteyaprasert, Bangkok, TH;
Earl Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Pingshan Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mamoru Sugiura, Yokohama, JP;
Maikibi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Kushida, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Murakami, Atsugi, JP;
Soroj Triteyaprasert, Bangkok, TH;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A two picture matching curve information is able to be used to determine precise object distance or relative object distance in a scene. Acquiring two images with different blur information in addition to the curve information enables a device to determine distance information of objects in a scene. The distance information is able to be used in image processing including generating a depth map which is then able to be used in many imaging applications.