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US 9,866,739 B2Granted
Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving array camera image data
AssigneeFotoNation Cayman Limited
InventorAndrew Kenneth John McMahon
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Abstract
Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving image data captured by an imager array including a plurality of focal planes are described. One embodiment of the invention includes capturing image data using a plurality of active focal planes in a camera module, where an image is formed on each active focal plane by a separate lens stack, generating lines of image data by interleaving the image data captured by the plurality of active focal planes, and transmitting the lines of image data and the additional data.
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A method of transmitting image data, comprising:
- capturing image data using a plurality of active cameras in an array of cameras;
- generating at least one line of image data by interleaving the image data captured by the plurality of active cameras using a predetermined process, wherein the predetermined process is selected from a plurality of predetermined processes for interleaving captured image data;
- generating additional data providing information for deinterleaving a plurality of images from the at least one line of image data, wherein the additional data includes information on which cameras in the array of cameras are active and providing image data and data indicating the predetermined process used to interleave the captured image data;
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- transmitting the at least one line of image data and the additional data.
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