Methods and Systems for Capturing Depth Data Using Frequency-Segregated Structured Light

A method comprising:

• emitting, by a depth capture system using a first structured light emitter included within the depth capture system and disposed at a first fixed position with respect to a real-world scene, a first structured light pattern onto surfaces of objects included in the real-world scene, the first structured light pattern emitted within a first frequency band and the first structured light emitter included within a first node in a plurality of nodes of the depth capture system;
• emitting, by the depth capture system using a second structured light emitter included within the depth capture system and disposed at a second fixed position with respect to the real-world scene, a second structured light pattern onto the surfaces of the objects included in the real-world scene, the second structured light pattern emitted within a second frequency band segregated from the first frequency band and the second structured light emitter included within a second node in the plurality of nodes of the depth capture system;
• detecting, by the depth capture system using a first plurality of optical sensors each associated with a different camera rig in a plurality of camera rigs included in the first node and disposed at a first plurality of additional fixed positions with respect to the real-world scene, the first structured light pattern by way of a first plurality of optical filters, each optical filter in the first plurality of optical filters associated with a respective optical sensor in the first plurality of optical sensors and configured to pass the first structured light pattern emitted within the first frequency band and to block the second structured light pattern emitted within the second frequency band;
• detecting, by the depth capture system using a second plurality of optical sensors each associated with a different camera rig in a plurality of camera rigs included in the second node and disposed at a second plurality of additional fixed positions with respect to the real-world scene, the second structured light pattern by way of a second plurality of optical filters, each optical filter in the second plurality of optical filters associated with a respective optical sensor in the second plurality of optical sensors and configured to pass the second structured light pattern emitted within the second frequency band and to block the first structured light pattern emitted within the first frequency band;
• generating, by the depth capture system based on the detecting of the first and second structured light patterns, depth data representative of the surfaces of the objects included in the real-world scene;
• generating, by the depth capture system based on the depth data, a volumetric data stream representative of a dynamic volumetric model of the surfaces of the objects included in the real-world scene, the dynamic volumetric model of the surfaces of the objects in the real-world scene configured to be used to generate virtual reality media content representative of the real-world scene as experienced from a dynamically selectable viewpoint corresponding to an arbitrary location within the real-world scene, the dynamically selectable viewpoint selected by a user of a media player device while the user is experiencing the real-world scene using the media player device;
• and
• providing, by the depth capture system to the media player device and based on the volumetric data stream, the virtual reality media content representative of the real-world scene as experienced from the dynamically selectable viewpoint corresponding to the arbitrary location within the real-world scene.

A system comprising:

• a first structured light emitter disposed at a first fixed position with respect to a real-world scene and configured to emit a first structured light pattern onto surfaces of objects included in the real-world scene, the first structured light pattern emitted within a first frequency band;
• a second structured light emitter disposed at a second fixed position with respect to the real-world scene and configured to emit a second structured light pattern onto the surfaces of the objects included in the real-world scene, the second structured light pattern emitted within a second frequency band segregated from the first frequency band;
• a first optical filter configured to pass the first structured light pattern emitted within the first frequency band and to block the second structured light pattern emitted within the second frequency band;
• a second optical filter configured to pass the second structured light pattern emitted within the second frequency band and to block the first structured light pattern emitted within the first frequency band;
• one or more optical sensors associated with the first and second optical filters and disposed at one or more additional fixed positions with respect to the real-world scene, the one or more optical sensors configured to
• detect the first structured light pattern by way of the first optical filter, and
• detect the second structured light pattern by way of the second optical filter;
• and
• at least one physical computing device configured to generate, based on the detection of the first and second structured light patterns by the one or more optical sensors, depth data representative of the surfaces of the objects included in the real-world scene.