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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Adam G. Kirk, Renton, WA (US);
Yaron Eshet, Seattle, WA (US);
Kestutis Patiejunas, Sammamish, WA (US);
Sing Bing Kang, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles Lawrence Zitnick, Iii, Seattle, WA (US);
David Eraker, Seattle, WA (US);
Simon Winder, Seattle, WA (US);
Adam G. Kirk, Renton, WA (US);
Yaron Eshet, Seattle, WA (US);
Kestutis Patiejunas, Sammamish, WA (US);
Sing Bing Kang, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles Lawrence Zitnick, III, Seattle, WA (US);
David Eraker, Seattle, WA (US);
Simon Winder, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for generating a depth map are provided. The method includes projecting an infrared (IR) dot pattern onto a scene. The method also includes capturing stereo images from each of two or more synchronized IR cameras, detecting a number of dots within the stereo images, computing a number of feature descriptors for the dots in the stereo images, and computing a disparity map between the stereo images. The method further includes generating a depth map for the scene using the disparity map.