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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2011
Timothy J. Knight, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Colvin Pitts, Snohomish, WA (US);
Yi-ren NG, Redwood City, CA (US);
Alex Fishman, San Jose, CA (US);
Timothy J. Knight, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Colvin Pitts, Snohomish, WA (US);
Yi-Ren Ng, Redwood City, CA (US);
Alex Fishman, San Jose, CA (US);
Lytro, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A 3D stereo image of a scene is generated by generating first image data of the scene using light field data representing light rays from a first direction, and second image data of the scene using light field data representing light rays from a second direction. The 3D stereo image of the scene is then generated using the first image data and the second image data. A microlens array may be used to direct light rays onto a photosensor array, wherein each microlens of the microlens array includes a physical aperture which correlates to a plurality of associated photosensors, a first virtual aperture which correlates to a first subset of the associated photosensors, and a second virtual aperture which correlates to a second subset of the associated photosensors. Each virtual aperture thus provides light rays from a different direction for use in generating the 3D stereo image.