3-d camera
OwnerDavid Stanhill, Omri Govrin +2inventors
InventorsDavid Stanhill, Omri Govrin, Yuval Yosef, Eli Turiel
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Abstract
A 3-D camera is disclosed. The 3-D camera includes an optical system, a front-end block, and a processor. The front-end block further includes a combined image sensor to generate an image, which includes color information and near infra-red information of a captured object and a near infra-red projector to generate one or more patterns. The processor is to generate a color image and a near infra-red image from the image and then generate a depth map using the near infra-red image and the one or more patterns from a near infra-red projector. The processor is to further generate a full three dimensional color model based on the color image and the depth map, which may be aligned with each other.
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A method in a three dimensional camera, comprising:
- generating an image using a combined image sensor, wherein the image is to include color information and near infra-red information of a captured object,
- generating a color image and a near infra-red image from the image,
- generating a depth map using the near infra-red image and one or more patterns from a near infra-red projector, and
- generating a full three dimensional color model based on the color image and the depth map.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a near-infra red projector to generate one or more patterns, and
- a combined image sensor, wherein the combined image sensor is to include color filter array, wherein color filter array is to generate an image, which includes color information and near infra-red information of a captured object,
- wherein the color information is used to generate a color image and the near infra-red information is used to generate a near infra-red image,
- wherein the near infra-red image and the one or more patterns are used to generate a depth map, and
- wherein the color image and the depth map are used to generate a full three dimensional color model.
A three dimensional camera system, comprising:
- an optical system, wherein the optical system is to direct a light source, which may include ambient light and projected near infra-red radiation and to focus the near infra-red radiation projected on an object,
- a front-end block coupled to the optical system,
- a processor coupled to the front-end block, and
- a memory coupled to the processor,
- wherein the front-end block further includes a combined image sensor and a near infra-red projector, wherein the combined image sensor is to generate an image, which includes color information and near infra-red information of a captured object and the near infra-red projector is to generate one or more patterns,
- wherein the processor is to generate a color image and a near infra-red image from the image, generate a depth map using the near infra-red image and one or more patterns from a near infra-red projector, and generate a full three dimensional color model based on the color image and the depth map.
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