US 2024/0205553 A1Published application

Utilising different apertures for different eyes

AssigneeVarjo Technologies Oy

InventorsMikko Ollila, Kai Inha

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Abstract

An imaging apparatus includes: a left camera and right camera; and processor(s) configured to: control the left and right cameras to capture pairs of left and right images, respectively, wherein a left image of one of two consecutive pairs and a right image of another of two consecutive pairs are captured using one of small aperture size(s) and large aperture size(s), whilst a right image of one of two consecutive pairs and a left image of another of two consecutive pairs are captured using any one of: (i) another of small aperture size(s) and large aperture size(s), (ii) one of small aperture size(s) and medium aperture size(s) and another of small aperture size(s) and medium aperture size(s), respectively, (iii) one of large aperture size(s) and medium aperture size(s) and another of large aperture size(s) and medium aperture size(s), respectively; and send the captured images to client device(s) or server(s).

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Dependent claims

An imaging apparatus comprising:

a left camera and a right camera, each of the left camera and the right camera having an adjustable aperture;
and
at least one processor communicably coupled to at least one client device or to at least one server serving the at least one client device, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control the left camera and the right camera to capture a sequence of pairs of left images and right images of a scene of a real-world environment, respectively, wherein in each cycle of two consecutive pairs of left images and right images, a left image of one of the two consecutive pairs and a right image of another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using one of at least one small aperture size and at least one large aperture size, whilst a right image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and a left image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using any one of:
(i) another of the at least one small aperture size and the at least one large aperture size,
(ii) one of the at least one small aperture size and at least one medium aperture size and another of the at least one small aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size, respectively, when the left image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and the right image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using the at least one large aperture size,
(iii) one of the at least one large aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size and another of the at least one large aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size, respectively, when the left image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and the right image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using the at least one small aperture size;
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send the sequence of the pairs of the left images and the right images to the at least one client device or to the at least one server.

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A client device comprising at least one light source per eye, and a processor configured to:

receive a sequence of pairs of left images and right images of a scene of a real-world environment captured by a left camera and a right camera, respectively, each of the left camera and the right camera having an adjustable aperture, wherein in each cycle of two consecutive pairs of left images and right images, a left image of one of the two consecutive pairs and a right image of another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using one of at least one small aperture size and at least one large aperture size, whilst a right image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and a left image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using any one of:
(i) another of the at least one small aperture size and the at least one large aperture size,
(ii) one of the at least one small aperture size and at least one medium aperture size and another of the at least one small aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size, respectively, when the left image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and the right image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using the at least one large aperture size,
(iii) one of the at least one large aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size and another of the at least one large aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size, respectively, when the left image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and the right image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using the at least one small aperture size;
and
display the sequence of the pairs of the left images and the right images using the at least one light source.

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A method comprising:

capturing a sequence of pairs of left images and right images of a scene of a real-world environment by using a left camera and a right camera, respectively, each of the left camera and the right camera having an adjustable aperture, wherein in each cycle of two consecutive pairs of left images and right images, a left image of one of the two consecutive pairs and a right image of another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using one of at least one small aperture size and at least one large aperture size, whilst a right image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and a left image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using any one of:
(i) another of the at least one small aperture size and the at least one large aperture size,
(ii) one of the at least one small aperture size and at least one medium aperture size and another of the at least one small aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size, respectively, when the left image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and the right image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using the at least one large aperture size,
(iii) one of the at least one large aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size and another of the at least one large aperture size and the at least one medium aperture size, respectively, when the left image of the one of the two consecutive pairs and the right image of the another of the two consecutive pairs are captured by using the at least one small aperture size;
and
sending the sequence of the pairs of the left images and the right images to at least one client device or to at least one server serving the at least one client device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/067,362Filed 16 Dec 2022
Published: 20 Jun 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04N 23/959
For extended depth of field imaging: by adjusting depth of field during image capture, e.g. maximising or setting range based on scene characteristics
H04N 7/183
Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast: for receiving images from a single remote source
H04N 23/13
For generating image signals from different wavelengths: with multiple sensors
H04N 23/56
Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof: provided with illuminating means

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