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US 2007/0165183 A1Published application
Volumetric imaging using "virtual" lenslets
AssigneeSearete LLC, a limited liability corporation of the State of Delaware
InventorsW. Hillis, Nathan Myhrvold, Lowell Wood
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Abstract
A system constructs an image using virtual lenslets.
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A first method comprising:
- performing a reception of or a transmission of one or more instructions relating to a second method that includes:
- capturing a primary image representation with a photo-detector array at a primary position;
- associating a primary set of discrete portions of the primary image representation with one or more defined virtual lenslets of a lens;
- moving the photo-detector array to another position;
- capturing another image representation with the photo-detector array at the other position;
- associating another set of discrete portions of the other image representation with the one or more defined virtual lenslets of the lens;
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- assembling a volumetric image from those virtual lenslet associated portions of the primary and the other image representation that have relatively sharper focuses.
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A system comprising:
- circuitry for capturing a primary image representation with a photo-detector array at a primary position;
- circuitry for associating a primary set of discrete portions of the primary image representation with one or more defined virtual lenslets of a lens;
- circuitry for moving the photo-detector array to another position;
- circuitry for capturing another image representation with the photo-detector array at the other position;
- circuitry for associating another set of discrete portions of the other image representation with the one or more defined virtual lenslets of the lens;
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- circuitry for assembling a volumetric image from those virtual lenslet associated portions of the primary and the other image representations that have relatively sharper focuses.
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A system comprising:
- a lens associated with one or more virtual lenslets;
- a controller configured to position a photo-detector array at a primary and another position;
- an image capture unit configured to capture a primary image at the primary position and another image at the other position;
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- a volumetric image construction unit configured to utilize at least a part of the one or more virtual lenslets in association with at least one of the primary image or the other image.
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