# US 2026/0073533 A1 · Monitoring motion and lighting to implement modified stereo vision processing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0073533 A1 - Document ID: US20260073533A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/243,475 - Filed: 2025-06-19 - Published: 2026-03-12 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-11 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Jamie Menjay LIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260073533A1 ## CPC - G06T 7/248: {involving reference images or patches} - H04N 13/106: Processing image signals (for multi-view video sequence encoding H04N19/597) - G06T 3/40: Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting - H04N 13/204: using stereoscopic image cameras (stereoscopic photography G03B35/00) - H04N 13/239: using two two-dimensional [2D] image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance (H04N13/243 takes precedence) - H04N 13/243: using three or more two-dimensional [2D] image sensors - H04N 13/25: using two or more image sensors with different characteristics other than in their location or field of view, e.g. having different resolutions or colour pickup characteristics; using image signals from one sensor to control the characteristics of another sensor - H04N 13/254: in combination with electromagnetic radiation sources for illuminating objects - H04N 13/271: wherein the generated image signals comprise depth maps or disparity maps - H04N 13/296: Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof - G06T 2207/10012: Stereo images - H04N 23/71: Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation - H04N 2013/0081: {Depth or disparity estimation from stereoscopic image signals} - H04N 2013/0085: {Motion estimation from stereoscopic image signals} - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Aspects relate to monitoring motion and lighting to implement modified stereo vision processing. A device may include one or more memories configured to store one or more images. The device may further include one or more processors coupled to the one or memories, in which, the one or more processors are configured to: obtain contextual data; determine if a contextual data change exceeds a threshold; and when the contextual data change exceeds the threshold, switch from stereo vision processing to a modified stereo vision processing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device comprising: one or more memories configured to store one or more images; and one or more processors coupled to the one or memories, the one or more processors configured to: obtain contextual data; determine if a contextual data change exceeds a threshold; and when the contextual data change exceeds the threshold, switch from stereo vision processing to a modified stereo vision processing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of cameras configured to capture a plurality of images, the contextual data being based on the images. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein, obtaining contextual data from the plurality of images includes obtaining a first contextual data at a first time and a second contextual data at a second time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device of claim 3, wherein, determining if the contextual data change exceeds the threshold includes comparing the image of the first contextual data at the first time and the image of the second contextual data at the second time, and determining if the threshold is exceeded. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4, wherein, the contextual data change exceeding the threshold is based upon a motion change of the first and second images based upon at least one of a speed or direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, further comprising a motion sensor, wherein the motion sensor contributes data to determining whether the contextual change exceeds the threshold. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein, when the motion change based upon the speed or direction, exceeds the threshold, proceed with the modified stereo vision processing procedure, wherein, the one or more processors are further configured to: determine a subset of cameras from the plurality of cameras to account for the motion change; and based upon the determined subset of cameras, utilize asymmetric down-sampling operations for height and width to provide modified stereo vision. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein, the subset of cameras are determined based upon determining the subset of cameras that align a rectified epipolar line with a dominant direction of motion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein, the determined subset of cameras are positioned in a first axis along the device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein, the first axis is a horizontal axis aligned with an image displayed on a display of the device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein, the first axis is a vertical axis aligned with an image displayed on a display of the device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein, the first axis is off-axis with an image displayed on a display of the device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, wherein, when motion change occurs relative to different patches of the image, the one or more processors are further configured to: determine a subset of cameras to account for the motion change relative to each patch; and switch to the determined subset of cameras for each patch to account for the motion change to provide modified stereo vision. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising, an image sensor, wherein, the contextual data change is a change in a lighting condition measured by the image sensor, and when the lighting condition change exceeds the threshold, the one or more processors are configured to switch from stereo vision processing to modified stereo vision processing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein, the modified stereo vision processing utilizes asymmetric down-sampling operations for height and width. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein, when the lighting condition change exceeds the threshold for a first patch of the image, but not a second patch of the image, the one or more processors are further configured to switch from stereo vision processing to modified stereo vision processing for the first patch of the image but not the second patch of the image. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein, the lighting condition change is determined to exceed the threshold based on decreased lighting. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein, the lighting condition change is determined to exceed the threshold based on increased sunlight. ### Claim 19 A method comprising: obtaining contextual data; determining if a contextual data change exceeds a threshold; and when the contextual data change exceeds the threshold, switching from stereo vision processing to a modified stereo vision processing. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to: obtain contextual data; determine if a contextual data change exceeds a threshold; and when the contextual data change exceeds the threshold, switch from stereo vision processing to a modified stereo vision processing.