Evolution of image sensor architectures with stacked device technologies

Y Oike - IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The evolution of CMOS image sensors and their prospects using advanced imaging
technologies are promising candidates to improve the quality of life. With the rapid advent of …

A review of 3-dimensional wafer level stacked backside illuminated CMOS image sensor process technologies

SG Wuu, HL Chen, HC Chien, P Enquist… - … on Electron Devices, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past 10 years, 3-dimensional (3-D) wafer-level stacked backside Illuminated (BSI)
CMOS image sensors (CISs) have undergone rapid progress in development and …

Encoding and decoding virtual reality video

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley, Z Htet - US Patent 10,469,873, 2019 - Google Patents
A virtual reality or augmented reality experience of a scene may be decoded for playback for
a viewer through a combination of CPU and GPU processing. A video stream may be …

Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,546,424, 2020 - Google Patents
US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences -
Google Patents US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality …

Spatial random access enabled video system with a three-dimensional viewing volume

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,341,632, 2019 - Google Patents
An environment may be displayed from a viewpoint. According to one method, volumetric
video data may be acquired depicting the environment, for example, using a tiled camera …

Video capture, processing, calibration, computational fiber artifact removal, and light-field pipeline

B Bevensee, T Du, J Karafin, J Merritt… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
2017-05-10 Assigned to LYTRO, INC. reassignment LYTRO, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: DU, TINGFANG …

Data structures and delivery methods for expediting virtual reality playback

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,419,737, 2019 - Google Patents
A video stream for a scene for a virtual reality or augmented reality experience may be
stored and delivered to a viewer. The video stream may be divided into a plurality of units …

Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,567,464, 2020 - Google Patents
US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal -
Google Patents US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent …

Intelligent vision systems–bringing human-machine interface to AR/VR

C Liu, A Berkovich, S Chen… - 2019 IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
AR/VR devices are believed to be the next generation mobile compute platform that will
replace today's smart-phones. These devices will require new human-machine input (HMI) …

Stereo image generation and interactive playback

K Akeley - US Patent 10,540,818, 2020 - Google Patents
Video data of an environment may be prepared for stereo scopic presentation to a user in a
virtual reality or augmented reality experience. According to one method, a plurality of …