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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Michael Mannion, Newmarket, CA;
Sujay Sukumaran, Ajax, CA;
Ivo Moravec, Richmond Hill, CA;
Syed Alimul Huda, Scarborough, CA;
Bogdan Matei, Ajax, CA;
Arash Abadpour, Toronto, CA;
Irina Kezele, Richmond Hill, CA;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention comprise holocam systems and methods that enable the capture and streaming of scenes. In embodiments, multiple image capture devices, which may be referred to as 'orbs,' are used to capture images of a scene from different vantage points or frames of reference. In embodiments, each orb captures three-dimensional (3D) information, which is preferably in the form of a depth map and visible images (such as stereo image pairs and regular images). Aspects of the present invention also include mechanisms by which data captured by two or more orbs may be combined to create one composite 3D model of the scene. A viewer may then, in embodiments, use the 3D model to generate a view from a different frame of reference than was originally created by any single orb.