Display of light field image data using a spatial light modulator at a focal length corresponding to a selected focus depth
OwnerFrancis J. Maguire, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are shown that select a focus depth for digital light field image data that represents a scene having a plurality of objects at different focus depths, the selected focus depth corresponding to a layer of the digital light field image data at the selected focus depth, and display the layer of the digital light field image data by utilizing at least one spatial light modulator to present the layer of the digital light field image data at a focal length corresponding to the selected focus depth. A server is shown that communicates with at least one apparatus to facilitate performance of the method.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- selecting a focus depth for digital light field image data that represents a scene having a plurality of objects at different focus depths, the selected focus depth corresponding to a layer of the light field image data at the selected focus depth, and
- displaying the layer of the digital light field image data by an apparatus utilizing at least one spatial light modulator in the apparatus to present the layer of the digital light field image data at a focal length corresponding to the selected focus depth.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
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- at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- select a focus depth for light field image data that represents a scene having a plurality of objects at different focus depths, the selected focus depth corresponding to a layer of the digital light field image data at the selected focus depth, and
- display the layer of the digital light field image data utilizing at least one spatial light modulator to present the layer of the digital light field image data at a focal length corresponding to the selected focus depth.
A method, comprising:
- a server retrieving from a storage device on the server, in response to a request from a user apparatus, a signal comprising digital light field image data at a selected a focus depth that represents a scene having a plurality of objects at different focus depths, the selected focus depth corresponding to a layer of the light field image data at the selected focus depth, and
- transmitting the retrieved signal to the user apparatus for display of the layer of the digital light field image data by the user apparatus utilizing at least one spatial light modulator in the user apparatus to present the layer of the digital light field image data at a focal length corresponding to the selected focus depth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.