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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); G06T 7/557 (2017.01); H04N 13/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/025 (2013.01); G06T 7/557 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); H04N 13/0007 (2013.01); H04N 13/0217 (2013.01); H04N 13/0232 (2013.01); H04N 13/0257 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); H04N 13/0022 (2013.01); H04N 13/0239 (2013.01); H04N 13/0282 (2013.01); H04N 2013/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image photographing apparatus is provided. The image photographing apparatus includes a first photographing unit configured to photograph an image by using a phase difference image sensor, a second photographing unit configured to be spaced on a side of the first photographing unit, a controller configured to generate a first depth map by using a first image photographed by the first photographing unit and generate a second depth map by using a second image photographed by the second photographing unit, and an image processor configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) image by using the first depth map and the second depth map.