An image acquisition sensor of a digital image acquisition apparatus is coupled to imaging
optics for acquiring a sequence of images. Images acquired by the sensor are stored. A …

BACKGROUND In human stereo vision, each eye captures a slightly differ ent view of the
scene being observed. This difference, or disparity, is due to the baseline distance between …

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A method of combining image data from multiple frames to enhance one or more parameters
of video image quality includes acquiring a first image at a first exposure duration, as well as …

An imaging acquisition system that generates a depth map from two pictures of a three
dimensional spatial scene is described. According to one aspect of the invention, the system …

(57) ABSTRACT A display apparatus and method that may display a high depth three-
dimensional (3D) image is provided. The display method may separate an input image into …

A method for producing an image with depth by using 2D image includes obtaining a set of
internal parameters of a camera. The camera takes at least a first and a second 2D images …

An imaging acquisition system that generates a picture depth from an auto focus curve
generated from picture of a three dimensional spatial scene is described. The auto focus …

(57) ABSTRACT A vehicle environment recognition system includes stereo image taking
means for taking images of an environment around a subject Vehicle and for outputting the …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS image. In another embodiment, the blurs are calculated for each
of the low resolution images and are used to generate the 4,349.254. A 9/1982 Jyojket al …