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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Louis James Beato, Rochester, NY (US);
Andrew C. Blose, Penfield, NY (US);
Inventors:
Louis James Beato, Rochester, NY (US);
Andrew C. Blose, Penfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 15/00 (2006.01); G03B 27/32 (2006.01); G02B 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of producing a digital stereoscopic image using a processor is disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of digital image files which include digital images and the time of capture of each image and using time of capture to identify candidate pairs of images. The method further includes using the processor to analyze the image content of the candidate pairs of images to identify at least one image pair that can be used to produce a stereoscopic image; and using an identified image pair to produce the digital stereoscopic image.