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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2014
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Derek Knee, Fort Collins, CO (US);
John Eldridge, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert Havlik, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Ronald Boskovic, Issaquah, WA (US);
Christopher Mei, Seattle, WA (US);
Gerhard Schneider, Seattle, WA (US);
Djordje Nijemcevic, Kragujevac, RS;
David Nister, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The technology disclosed herein provides various embodiments for mapping glints that reflect off from an object to light sources responsible for the glints. Embodiments disclosed herein are able to correctly map glints to light sources by capturing just a few images with a camera. Each image is captured while illuminating the object with a different pattern of light sources. A glint free image may also be determined. A glint free image is one in which the glints have been removed by image processing techniques.