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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Chunshui Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Jing Yan, Beijing, CN;
Jiawei Gu, Shanghai, CN;
Feng-hsiung Hsu, Beijing, CN;
Shaopeng Song, Guangdong, CN;
Mingjie Wang, Guangdong, CN;
Jie LI, Beijing, CN;
Chunshui Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Jing Yan, Beijing, CN;
Jiawei Gu, Shanghai, CN;
Feng-hsiung Hsu, Beijing, CN;
Shaopeng Song, Guangdong, CN;
Mingjie Wang, Guangdong, CN;
Jie Li, Beijing, CN;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Technologies pertaining to computing depth images of a scene that includes a mobile object based upon the principle of light falloff are described herein. An infrared image of a scene that includes a mobile object is captured, wherein the infrared image has a plurality of pixels having a respective plurality of intensity values. A depth image for the scene is computed based at least in part upon square roots of respective intensity values in the infrared image.