Multi-Aperture Depth Map Using Blur Kernels and Down-Sampling

A Wajs - US Patent App. 14/832,062, 2016 - Google Patents
SUMMARY 0007 Embodiments relate to different methods for reduc ing computations used
to estimate depth information. One aspect relates to Scaling the size of blur kernels used in …

Depth data processing and compression

J Fu, Y Lu, S Li - US Patent 9,514,522, 2016 - Google Patents
Primary Examiner—Weiwen Yang (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Sandy Swain; Micky
Minhas; Lee & Hayes PLLC (57) ABSTRACT Techniques for setting depth values for invalid …

Filling holes in depth maps

N Yao, I Izzat, T Zhang, DQ Zhang - US Patent 8,774,512, 2014 - Google Patents
Various implementations relate to improving depth maps. This may be done, for example, by
identifying bad depth values and modifying those values. The values may represent, for …

Method to extend laser depth map range

SM Sarmast, DL Doolittle - US Patent 9,491,441, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for extending the dynamic range of a depth map by deriving
depth information from a synthesized image of a plurality of images captured at different light …

Constant buffer size multi-sampled anti-aliasing depth compression

RL Farrell, P Surti, V Ranganathan… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
By packing the depth data in a way that is independent of the number of samples, so that
memory bandwidth is the same regardless of the number of samples, higher numbers of …

Multi-Aperture Depth Map Using Frequency Filtering

A Wajs - US Patent App. 15/163,435, 2016 - Google Patents
Frequency filtering is used to generate depth information from multiple images of the same
object. For example, two images may be captured by imaging systems with blur …

Depth data processing and compression

J Fu, Y Lu, S Li - US Patent 9,906,793, 2018 - Google Patents
Techniques for setting depth values for invalid measurement regions of depth images are
described herein. A computing device may set the depth values based on evaluations of …

Depth map correction using lookup tables

E Krupka - US Patent 10,230,934, 2019 - Google Patents
Depth map correction using lookup tables is described. In an example depth maps may be
generated that measure a depth to an object using differences in phase between light trans …

Image-based depth data and relative depth data

P Srinivasan - US Patent 10,984,543, 2021 - Google Patents
G06T 7/521(2017.01) G06K 9/00(2006.01) G06T 7/70(2017.01) G06T 7/11(2017.01) G06T
7/60(2017.01) GOIS 17/89(2020.01) GOIS 17/86(2020.01) G06T 7/20(2017.01)(52) US CI …

Method for increasing resolutions of depth images

O Tuzel, MY Liu, Y Taguchi - US Patent 8,983,177, 2015 - Google Patents
A resolution of a low resolution depth image is increased by applying joint geodesic
upsampling to a high resolution image to obtain a geodesic distance map. Depths in the low …