Hybrid depth sensing pipeline
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsScott Krig, Gregory Johnson
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Abstract
An apparatus for a hybrid tracking and mapping is described herein. The apparatus includes logic to determine a plurality of depth sensing techniques. The apparatus also includes logic to vary the plurality of depth sensing techniques based on a camera configuration. Additionally, the apparatus includes logic to generate a hybrid tracking and mapping pipeline based on the depth sensing techniques and the camera configuration.
Claims16
1-23. (canceled)
An image capture device including at least one sensor, wherein the sensor captures depth information that is processed by a hybrid tracking and mapping pipeline, and the hybrid tracking and mapping pipeline includes a plurality of depth sensing techniques, wherein in response to a plurality of sensors the depth sensing techniques comprise at least stereoscopic imaging, otherwise the depth sensing techniques comprise at least virtual stereoscopic reconstruction to produce a variable resolution depth representation.
The system of claim 31, wherein algorithm tuning is used to generate the hybrid tracking and mapping pipeline.
A system for hybrid tracking and mapping, comprising:
- a display;
- a radio;
- a memory that is to store instructions and that is communicatively coupled to the display;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the radio and the memory, wherein when the processor is to execute the instructions, the processor is to:
- determine a plurality of depth sensing techniques;
- vary the plurality of depth sensing techniques based on a camera configuration, wherein in response to a plurality of sensors in the camera configuration the depth sensing techniques comprise at least stereoscopic imaging, otherwise the depth sensing techniques comprise at least virtual stereoscopic reconstruction;
- and
- generate a hybrid tracking and mapping pipeline to produce a variable resolution depth representation based on the depth sensing techniques and the camera configuration.
A method for hybrid tracking and mapping, comprising:
- determining a plurality of depth sensing techniques;
- varying the plurality of depth sensing techniques based on a camera configuration and a compute unit configuration, wherein the camera configuration is a monocular camera that produces a sequence of frames, wherein in response to an accelerometer in the compute unit configuration the accelerometer is to guide a depth algorithm selection;
- and
- generating a hybrid tracking and mapping pipeline to produce a variable resolution depth representation based on the depth sensing techniques and the camera configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.