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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2012
Pingshan LI, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kensuke Miyagi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Florian Ciurea, San Jose, CA (US);
Tomonori Shuda, Tokyo, JP;
Pingshan Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kensuke Miyagi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Florian Ciurea, San Jose, CA (US);
Tomonori Shuda, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system and method for performing a depth estimation procedure includes a camera device with a sensor device for capturing blur images of a photographic target. Each of the captured blur images has a corresponding scene type that includes either a Gaussian scene type or a pillbox scene type. A depth generator performs a scene recognition procedure to identify the appropriate scene type for the respective blur images. The depth generator then selects an effective depth estimation procedure depending upon the detected scene type.