Volumetric imaging using "virtual'' lenslets
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1. A method comprising:
- capturing a primary image representation with a photo-detector array at a primary position;
associating a primary set of discrete portions of the primary image representation with one or more defined virtual lenslets of a lens;
moving the photo-detector array to another position;
capturing another image representation with the photo-detector array at the other position;
associating another set of discrete portions of the other image representation with the one or more defined virtual lenslets of the lens; and
assembling a volumetric image from those virtual lenslet associated portions of the primary and the other image representation that have relatively sharper focuses.
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Abstract
A system constructs an image using virtual lenslets.
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40 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing a primary image representation with a photo-detector array at a primary position;
associating a primary set of discrete portions of the primary image representation with one or more defined virtual lenslets of a lens;
moving the photo-detector array to another position;
capturing another image representation with the photo-detector array at the other position;
associating another set of discrete portions of the other image representation with the one or more defined virtual lenslets of the lens; and
assembling a volumetric image from those virtual lenslet associated portions of the primary and the other image representation that have relatively sharper focuses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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means for capturing a primary image representation with a photo-detector array at a primary position;
means for associating a primary set of discrete portions of the primary image representation with one or more defined virtual lenslets of a lens;
means for moving the photo-detector array to another position;
means for capturing another image representation with the photo-detector array at the other position;
means for associating another set of discrete portions of the other image representation with the one or more defined virtual lenslets of the lens; and
means for assembling a volumetric image from those virtual lenslet associated portions of the primary and the other image representations that have relatively sharper focuses. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system comprising:
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a lens associated with one or more virtual lenslets;
a controller configured to position a photo-detector array at a primary and another position;
an image capture unit configured to capture a primary image at the primary position and another image at the other position; and
a volumetric image construction unit configured to utilize at least a part of the one or more virtual lenslets in association with at least one of the primary image or the other image. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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