Depth-Sensing Camera System
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1. A depth-sensing camera system, comprising:
- a common sensor configured to record color and infrared data from a target;
an infrared illuminant that projects infrared light on the target;
a control logic that switches a mode of operation of the camera between a color mode and an infrared mode, wherein when in the infrared mode, the infrared illuminant operates to project the infrared light on the target and when in the color mode, the infrared illuminant is disabled;
a color buffer for storing color chroma and luma values; and
a depth buffer for storing infrared luma data.
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Abstract
A depth-sensing camera system includes a common sensor configured to record color and infrared data from a target, an infrared illuminant that projects infrared light on the target, and a control logic that switches a mode of operation of the. camera between a color mode and an infrared mode. When the camera system is in the infrared mode, the infrared illuminant operates to project the infrared light on the target and when in the color mode, the infrared illuminant is disabled. The camera system also includes a color buffer for storing color chroma and luma values and a depth buffer for storing infrared luma data.
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1. A depth-sensing camera system, comprising:
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a common sensor configured to record color and infrared data from a target; an infrared illuminant that projects infrared light on the target; a control logic that switches a mode of operation of the camera between a color mode and an infrared mode, wherein when in the infrared mode, the infrared illuminant operates to project the infrared light on the target and when in the color mode, the infrared illuminant is disabled; a color buffer for storing color chroma and luma values; and a depth buffer for storing infrared luma data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for determining motion of an object in an image scene using a camera system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) capturing, in a digital camera having a common image sensor, a color image of an object in a first color frame; and (b) switching the common image sensor to an infrared (IR) mode and capturing a color+IR image in a first IR frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium comprising programming that when executed produces the steps of:
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(a) processing color pixel data captured by a camera having a common sensor to provide color chroma and luma data from an object in a first color frame; (b) storing the color chroma and luma data; (c) switching the camera to an infrared (IR) mode to produce color+IR data in a first IR frame; (d) processing color+IR pixel data to provide color+IR luma data from the object in a first IR frame; (e) storing the color+IR data; (f) subtracting the color luma data from the color+IR luma data to produce depth data; (g) repeating steps (a)-(f) for successive color and IR frames; and (h) determining object motion based on depth data from the first and successive color and IR frames. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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