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US 2022/0351653 A1Published application
System and method for augmenting lightfield images
AssigneeLooking Glass Factory, Inc.
InventorsAlexis Hornstein, Shawn Michael Frayne, Lee Shiu Pong, Matthew Collins, Caleb Johnston
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Abstract
A system or method for augmenting a lightfield image can include receiving a plurality of images of a subject, overlaying augmentation content on the images, optionally obscuring portions of the augmentation content based on the perspective of the image and the subject, and displaying the aligned images and the augmentation content at a holographic display.
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A method for augmenting a lightfield image comprising:
- receiving a plurality of images of a subject, wherein each image of the plurality of image is associated with a different perspective of the subject;
- aligning each image of the plurality of image to a shared feature;
- for an image of the plurality of images:
- overlaying augmentation content on the image;
- obscuring portions of the augmentation content based on the perspective of the image and the subject, wherein the portions are obscured without determining depth information associated with the subject;
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- rendering the obscured augmentation content with a plurality of perspectives based on the perspectives associated with the images of the plurality of images;
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- displaying the aligned images and the obscured augmentation content at a holographic display.
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A system for generating an augmented lightfield image of a subject comprising:
- an image acquisition system comprising a plurality of cameras with overlapping fields of view, wherein the plurality of cameras are operable to acquire a plurality of images of a scene;
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- a processor configured to:
- align each image of the plurality of images to a shared feature;
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- for an image of the plurality of images:
- overlay augmentation content on the image;
- obscure portions of the augmentation content behind the shared feature, wherein the portions are obscured without determining depth information associated with the shared feature;
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- render the obscured augmentation content;
- wherein the augmented lightfield image comprises the plurality of images and the rendered augmentation content.
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