Camera with plenoptic lens
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorHoward Lukk
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Abstract
An image capture device includes a lens that receives light. Further, the image capture device includes an optical beam splitter that receives the light from the lens. In addition, the image capture device includes an image sensor that receives a first portion of the light from the optical beam splitter. The image capture device also includes a plenoptic lens that receives a second portion of the light from the optical beam splitter.
Claims30
An image capture device comprising:
- a lens that receives light;
- an optical beam splitter that receives the light from the lens;
- an image sensor that receives a first portion of the light from the optical beam splitter;
- and
- a plenoptic lens that receives a second portion of the light from the optical beam splitter.
A system comprising:
- an image capture device comprising a lens that receives light, an optical beam splitter that receives the light from the lens, an image sensor that receives a first portion of the light from the optical beam splitter, and a plenoptic lens that receives a second portion of the light from the optical beam splitter;
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- a processor that performs at least one post-production edit on depth data received from the plenoptic lens based upon the second portion of the light.
A method comprising:
- receiving a portion of light from a plenoptic lens that was split by an optical beam splitter;
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- performing at least one post-production edit on depth data received from the plenoptic lens based upon the portion of the light.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored thereon, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
- receive a portion of light from a plenoptic lens that was split by an optical beam splitter;
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- perform at least one post-production edit on depth data received from the plenoptic lens based upon the portion of the light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.