Light field camera modules and light field camera module arrays

A method of obtaining light field image data comprising:

• determining an estimated point of view (POV) range for a user based on movement of the user prior to a first time and an estimated movement path during a first camera capture period between the first time and a second time;
• receiving, at a first light field camera module, capture POV data corresponding to a range of candidate virtual camera positions associated with the estimated POV range, wherein the capture POV data includes data for performing light field rendering for the estimated POV range based on images captured during the first camera capture period;
• generating first image data based on a first image captured by a first imaging camera during the first camera capture period, wherein the first imaging camera is included in a first plurality of imaging cameras arranged on a forward first side of a first substrate included in the first light field camera module;
• obtaining, at the first light field camera module, a depth map for a portion of a scene captured in the first image;
• selecting, by the first light field camera module, second image data from the first image data based on a correspondence between a position of the first imaging camera and a first projection of the range of candidate virtual camera positions onto the depth map;
• and
• outputting, via a first communication interface included in the first light field camera module, first module image data for the first camera capture period, wherein the first module image data is generated based on the second image data for image rendering at the second time.

A data processing system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium storing executable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the data processing system to perform:
• determining an estimated point of view (POV) range for a user based on movement of the user prior to a first time and an estimated movement path during a first camera capture period between the first time and a second time;
• receiving, at a first light field camera module, POV data corresponding to a range of candidate virtual camera positions associated with the estimated POV range, wherein the capture POV data includes data for performing light field rendering for the estimated POV range based on images captured during the first camera capture period;
• generating first image data based on a first image captured by a first imaging camera during the first camera capture period, wherein the first imaging camera is included in a first plurality of imaging cameras arranged on a forward first side of a first substrate included in the first light field camera module;
• obtaining, at the first light field camera module, a depth map for a portion of a scene captured in the first image;
• selecting, by the first light field camera module, second image data from the first image data based on a correspondence between a position of the first imaging camera and a first projection of the range of candidate virtual camera positions onto the depth map;
• and
• outputting, via a first communication interface included in the first light field camera module, first module image data for the first camera capture period, wherein the first module image data is generated based on the second image data for image rendering at the second time.