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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Lytro, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yi-Ren Ng, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Colvin Pitts, Snohomish, WA (US);
Timothy Knight, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lytro, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/228 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/225 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light field data acquisition device includes optics and a light field sensor to acquire light field image data of a scene. In at least one embodiment, the light field sensor is located at a substantially fixed, predetermined distance relative to the focal point of the optics. In response to user input, the light field acquires the light field image data of the scene, and a storage device stores the acquired data. Such acquired data can subsequently be used to generate a plurality of images of the scene using different virtual focus depths.