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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Gazi Ali, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pingshan LI, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Akira Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Takami Mizukura, Tokyo, JP;
Gazi Ali, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pingshan Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Akira Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Takami Mizukura, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system and method for supporting a depth estimation procedure by utilizing an adaptive kernel includes a capture subsystem for capturing images of a photographic target. The capture subsystem includes an aperture that is adjustable for admitting reflected light from the photographic target to a sensor device. An adaptive kernel is designed in a kernel design procedure based upon symmetry characteristics of the aperture. The adaptive kernel may be designed in either a frequency-domain kernel design procedure or in a spatial-domain kernel design procedure. A depth estimator utilizes the adaptive kernel for performing the depth estimation procedure.