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US 2003/0197806 A1Published application
Single lens 3D camera
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsRonald N. Perry, Sarah F. Frisken
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Abstract
A camera generates a textured range image. The camera includes a single lens, and a flash substantially co-located with the lens. The camera acquires a first image of a scene from a point of view with ambient light, and a second image of the scene from the point of view with direct light of the flash. The first image and the seconds image are then combined by a divider to generate the textured range image.
Claims4
A camera for generating a textured range image, comprising:
- a single lens;
- a flash substantially co-located with the lens;
- means for acquiring a first image of a scene from a point of view with ambient light;
- means for acquiring a second image of the scene from the point of view with direct light of the flash;
- and
- means for combining the first image with the second image to generate the textured range image.
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A method for generating a textured range image, comprising:
- acquiring a first image of a scene from a point of view with ambient light;
- acquiring a second image of the scene from the point of view with direct light;
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- combining the first image with the second image to generate a textured range image.
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