Method and apparatus for multiple technology depth map acquisition and fusion

AJ Lindner, KM Atanassov, SR Goma - US Patent 10,404,969, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, apparatus, and methods for generating a fused depth map from one or
more individual depth maps, wherein the fused depth map is configured to provide robust …

Systems, methods, and computer program products for low-latency warping of a depth map

EG Grossmann, JI Woodfill, G Gordon - US Patent 9,159,135, 2015 - Google Patents
Methods, systems, and computer program products to warp a depth map into alignment with
an image, where the image sensor (eg, camera) responsible for the image and depth sensor …

Systems and methods for depth map extraction using a hybrid algorithm

KM Atanassov, SR Goma, HA Siddiqui - US Patent App. 14/642,523, 2015 - Google Patents
Aspects relate to methods of generating a high-resolution image containing object depth
information. A method may include capturing a first image of an object using a first camera …

Systems and methods for hybrid depth regularization

A Jain, P Chatterjee, K Venkataraman - US Patent 10,482,618, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for hybrid depth regularization in accordance with various
embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a depth …

Systems and methods for hybrid depth regularization

A Jain, P Chatterjee, K Venkataraman - US Patent 10,818,026, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for hybrid depth regularization in accordance with various
embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a depth …

Image-enhanced depth sensing via depth sensor control

V Badrinarayanan, Z Chen, A Rabinovich… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are disclosed for computing depth maps. One method
includes capturing, using a camera, a camera image of a runtime scene. The method may …

Depth image provision apparatus and method

N Horesh - US Patent 10,659,764, 2020 - Google Patents
Apparatuses, methods and storage media for providing a depth image of an object are
described. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a projector to project a light …

Methods and systems for generating depth data by converging independently-captured depth maps

SM Kamal, SL Smith, Y Pan, S Virodov… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
An exemplary depth data generation system (“system”) accesses a first depth map and a
second depth map of surfaces of objects included in a real-world scene. The first and …

Combined depth filtering and super resolution

S Katz, A Adler, G Yahav - US Patent 8,660,362, 2014 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for increasing the resolution of a depth map by identifying and
updating false depth pixels are described. In some embodiments, a depth pixel of the depth …

Methods and apparatus for merging depth images generated using distinct depth imaging techniques

AA Petyushko, DV Parfenov, IL Mazurenko… - US Patent App. 14 …, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002. A number of different techniques are known for generating three-
dimensional (3D) images of a spatial scene in real time. For example, 3D images of a spatial …