[PDF][PDF] Autofocus System and Evaluation Methodologies: A Literature Review.

Y Zhang, L Liu, W Gong, H Yu, W Wang… - Sensors & …, 2018 - sensors.myu-group.co.jp
The autofocus (AF) system has gained popularity in over 40 years. Embedded in a camera, it
can bring the best focused image to the viewer within a few seconds, which frees users from …

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
An image capture system includes a plurality of image sensors arranged in a pattern such
that gaps exist between adjacent image sensors of the plurality of image sensors. Each of …

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
A video stream of a scene for a virtual reality or augmented reality experience may be
captured by one or more image capture devices. Data from the video stream may be …

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 …

Image capture for virtual reality displays

C Pitts - US Patent 10,412,373, 2019 - Google Patents
A light-field camera system such as a tiled camera array may be used to capture a light-field
of an environment. The tiled camera array may be a tiered camera array with a first plurality …

[HTML][HTML] Sensor-based auto-focusing system using multi-scale feature extraction and phase correlation matching

J Jang, Y Yoo, J Kim, J Paik - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a novel auto-focusing system based on a CMOS sensor containing
pixels with different phases. Robust extraction of features in a severely defocused image is …