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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 22, 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 utilizing defocused pillbox images includes a camera device with a sensor device for capturing pillbox blur images of a photographic target. The camera utilizes a depth estimator for performing a Gaussianization procedure that transforms the pillbox blur images into corresponding Gaussian blur images. The Gaussianization procedure is performed by convolving the pillbox blur images with a Gaussianization kernel to generate the corresponding Gaussian blur images. The depth estimator then utilizes the Gaussian blur images for effectively performing the depth estimation procedure.