Technique for removing blurring from a captured image
First Claim
1. A method for removing blurring from an image captured by an imaging device, the image device having a lens and an imaging medium, the imaging medium including a plurality of imaging pieces, the method comprising:
- capturing the image on the imaging medium;
for at least some of the individual imaging pieces in the plurality of imaging pieces, determining a distance between each of the individual imaging pieces and a corresponding region of a target object, wherein the corresponding region of the target object for each imaging piece is imaged primarily by that imaging piece; and
removing blurring from the captured image using the distance identified for the individual imaging pieces in the plurality of imaging pieces.
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Abstract
A technique is provided for removing blurring from an image captured by an imaging device. The imaging device may include a lens and an imaging medium comprised of a plurality of imaging pieces. According to an embodiment, a distance is determined between individual imaging pieces of the imaging medium and a region on the target object that corresponds to the respective individual imaging piece. The image of the target object is captured on the imaging medium. Blurring is removed from the captured image using the distances identified for the individual imaging pieces.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for removing blurring from an image captured by an imaging device, the image device having a lens and an imaging medium, the imaging medium including a plurality of imaging pieces, the method comprising:
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capturing the image on the imaging medium;
for at least some of the individual imaging pieces in the plurality of imaging pieces, determining a distance between each of the individual imaging pieces and a corresponding region of a target object, wherein the corresponding region of the target object for each imaging piece is imaged primarily by that imaging piece; and
removing blurring from the captured image using the distance identified for the individual imaging pieces in the plurality of imaging pieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An imaging device for capturing an image of a target object, the imaging device comprising:
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a light source configured to reflect a light beam off of the target object;
an imaging medium comprising a plurality of imaging pieces to capture the image of the target object, one or more of the plurality of imaging pieces being adapted to sense the light beam in order to indicate a distance between that imaging piece and a corresponding region on the target object that is imaged primarily by that imaging piece when the image of the target object is captured;
a lens to receive light that is sensed by the imaging pieces of the imaging medium; and
a correction mechanism being configured to remove blurring from the captured image of the target object using the indicated distance between each of the one or more imaging pieces and the corresponding region on the target object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method for removing blurring from an image captured by an imaging device, the method comprising:
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capturing an image on a first medium and on a second medium, the first medium comprising a first plurality of pixels and the second medium comprising a second plurality of pixels, wherein individual pixels in the second plurality of pixels each have a corresponding pixel on the first medium;
for each of at least some of the first plurality of pixels on the first medium, approximating a distance between that pixel and a region of a target object being imaged by one of the individual pixels in the second plurality of pixels that corresponds to that pixel; and
adjusting the image on the second medium to remove blurring using the approximated distance for the at least some of the first plurality of pixels in the first medium.
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21. A method for removing blurring from an image captured by an imaging device, the method comprising:
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capturing an image of the target object on a first medium, the first medium comprising a first plurality of pixels;
reflecting light off the target object and onto a second medium;
using light reflected onto the second medium to approximate a distance between individual pixels in the first plurality of pixels and a region on the target object being imaged by the individual pixel in the first plurality of pixels; and
adjusting the image on the first medium to remove blurring using the approximated distance for the individual pixels. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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