Building a depth map using movement of one camera

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• capturing, with a single camera integrated with a mobile device, at least three images of a given view using movement of the mobile device between images, wherein the at least three images comprise an initial image taken from an initial position, a first subsequent image taken from a first subsequent position offset from the initial position in both vertical and horizontal directions, a second subsequent image taken from a second subsequent position further from the initial position, and the initial position, the first subsequent position, and the second subsequent position are substantially in a plane parallel to the given view being captured;
• capturing data regarding the movement of the mobile device during capture of the at least three images;
• after capturing the at least three images, determining a relative position of the mobile device corresponding to each of the captured at least three images;
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• building a depth map for both close and far objects using the at least three images and the relative position corresponding to each of the at least three images.

A mobile device comprising:

• a camera that is connected to a memory and configured to store images created by the camera in the memory;
• an accelerometer operable to detect movement of the mobile device in three dimensions;
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• a processor operably coupled to the accelerometer and to the memory, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the camera to capture at least three images of a given view using movement of the mobile device between images, wherein the at least three images comprise an initial image taken from an initial position, a first subsequent image taken from a first subsequent position offset from the initial position in both vertical and horizontal directions, and a second subsequent image taken from a second subsequent position further from the initial position, and the initial position, the first subsequent position, and the second subsequent position are substantially in a plane parallel to the given view being captured, causes the accelerometer to capture data regarding the movement of the mobile device during capture of the at least three images, determines a relative position of the mobile device corresponding to each of the captured at least three images after the at least three images are captured, and builds a depth map for both close and far objects using the at least three images and the relative position corresponding to each of the at least three images.