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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Dong-qing Zhang, Burbank, CA (US);
Hekmat Izzat, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Mike Arthur Derrenberger, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Dong-Qing Zhang, Burbank, CA (US);
Hekmat Izzat, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Mike Arthur Derrenberger, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A system and method for acquiring geometric information from images includes a modulated light source configured to provide light energy at a rate unperceivable by the human eye. A camera is configured to acquire images at a rate at which a differential pair of images is obtained such that one of the pair of images includes light from the light source and the other image of the pair does not include light from the light source. A comparison module is configured to compare the differential pair of images to create a depth map for three-dimension model creation.