Method and image processor unit for processing image data
AssigneeDream CHIP Technologies GmbH
InventorNoha EL-YAMANY
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AssigneeDream CHIP Technologies GmbH
InventorNoha EL-YAMANY
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The disclosed invention relates to a method for processing image data of an image sensor comprising a matrix of light sensitive elements and a plurality of lens elements and/or filter elements arranged in a pixel matrix in front of a finer sub-pixel matrix of light sensitive elements. A group of light sensitive elements are placed behind a common lens element and/or a common filter element to provide sub-pixel values for a respective position in the pixel matrix. Said image sensor is adapted to capture image data for a plurality of views, wherein each view comprising a matrix of a selected group of sub-pixel values of the pixel matrices captured by the matrix of light sensitive elements. According to the invention, for each captured view of the image, first variations of sub-pixel values in the respective view are determined separately from other views of the same image. Second variations of sub-pixel values related to the same position in the pixel matrix behind a respective lens element and/or filter element are determined in a set of views of the same image. The image data for the image are processed by use of the determined first and second variations.
A method for processing image data of an image sensor, wherein the image sensor comprises a matrix of light sensitive elements and a plurality of lens elements and/or filter elements arranged in a pixel matrix in front of a finer sub-pixel matrix of light sensitive elements, wherein a group of light sensitive elements are placed behind a common lens element and/or a common filter element to provide sub-pixel values for a respective position in the pixel matrix, and wherein said image sensor is adapted to capture image data for a plurality of views, wherein each view comprises a matrix of a selected group of sub-pixel values of the pixel matrices captured by the matrix of light sensitive elements, the method comprising:
An image processor unit for processing raw image data provided by an image sensor, said image sensor comprising a matrix of light sensitive elements and a plurality of lens elements and/or filter elements arranged in a pixel matrix in front of a finer sub-pixel matrix of light sensitive elements, wherein a group of light sensitive elements are placed behind a common lens element and/or a common filter element to provide sub-pixel values for a respective position in the pixel matrix, and wherein said raw image data comprising a matrix of pixel values for the pixel matrix captured by the matrix of light sensitive elements, said matrix of pixel values being divided in a set of views, each view comprising a matrix of sub-pixel values comprising a view specific sub-pixel of the sub-pixel matrix for each position in the matrix, which is related to a respective lens element and/or filter element, wherein the image processor unit is configured to:
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