PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY IMAGE CAPTURE DEVCIES FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND RELATED METHODS

• US 20120314036A1
• Filed: 08/13/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 3DMedia Corporation
• Original Assignee: 3DMedia Corporation
• Inventors: Dahi, Bahram, McNamer, Michael, Markas, Tassos, Izzat, Izzat H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,441,520 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/47
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10021 Stereoscopic video; Stereoscopic image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/593 from stereo images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/128 Adjusting depth or disparity
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/20 Image signal generators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/239 using two 2D image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance H04N13/243 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/268 based on depth image-based rendering [DIBR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2013/0081 Depth or disparity estimation from stereoscopic image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6811 based on the image signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/683 performed by a processor, e.g. controlling the readout of an image memory

Abstract

Disclosed herein are primary and auxiliary image capture devices for image processing and related methods. According to an aspect, a method may include using primary and auxiliary image capture devices to perform image processing. The method may include using the primary image capture device to capture a first image of a scene, the first image having a first quality characteristic. Further, the method may include using the auxiliary image capture device to capture a second image of the scene. The second image may have a second quality characteristic. The second quality characteristic may be of lower quality than the first quality characteristic. The method may also include adjusting at least one parameter of one of the captured images to create a plurality of adjusted images for one of approximating and matching the first quality characteristic. Further, the method may include utilizing the adjusted images for image processing.

Claims

1. A method for using primary and auxiliary image capture devices, each including an image sensor and a lens, to perform image processing, the method comprising:

using the primary image capture device to capture a first image of a scene, the first image having a first quality characteristic;

using the auxiliary image capture device to capture a second image of the scene, the second image having a second quality characteristic, and the second quality characteristic being of lower quality than the first quality characteristic;

adjusting at least one parameter of one of the captured images to create a plurality of adjusted images for one of approximating and matching the first quality characteristic; and

utilizing the adjusted images for image processing.