DETERMINING A DEPTH MAP FROM IMAGES OF A SCENE
First Claim
1. A method of determining a depth measurement of a scene, the method comprising:
- capturing at least two images of the scene with different camera parameters;
selecting corresponding image patches in each scene;
calculating a plurality of complex responses for each image patch using a plurality of different quadrature filters, each said complex response having a magnitude and a phase,assigning, for each quadrature filter, a weighting to the complex responses in the corresponding image patches, said weighting being determined by a relationship of the phases of the complex responses; and
determining the depth measurement of the scene from a combination of the weighted complex responses.
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Abstract
Methods for determining a depth measurement of a scene which involve capturing at least two images of the scene with different camera parameters, and selecting corresponding image patches in each scene. A first approach calculates a plurality of complex responses for each image patch using a plurality of different quadrature filters, each complex response having a magnitude and a phase, assigns, for each quadrature filter, a weighting to the complex responses in the corresponding image patches, the weighting being determined by a relationship of the phases of the complex responses, and determines the depth measurement of the scene from a combination of the weighted complex responses.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of determining a depth measurement of a scene, the method comprising:
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capturing at least two images of the scene with different camera parameters; selecting corresponding image patches in each scene; calculating a plurality of complex responses for each image patch using a plurality of different quadrature filters, each said complex response having a magnitude and a phase, assigning, for each quadrature filter, a weighting to the complex responses in the corresponding image patches, said weighting being determined by a relationship of the phases of the complex responses; and determining the depth measurement of the scene from a combination of the weighted complex responses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining a shift estimation between two images comprising the steps of:
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selecting corresponding image patches in each image; calculating an output set of pixel values from a combined complex response of the image patches to a set of quadrature filters, each said pixel value in the output set of pixel values having a magnitude and a phase; assigning a weighting to each of the pixel values in the output set of pixel values, said weighting being determined by the phase of at least some of the output set of pixel values and at least some of the pixel values being assigned a weighting different to the weighting assigned to other pixel values; and determining the shift estimation between the two images from the weighted pixel values of the combined function. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer readable storage medium having a program recorded thereon, the program being executable by computerized apparatus to determine a depth measurement of a scene, the program comprising:
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code for capturing at least two images of the scene with different camera parameters; code for selecting corresponding image patches in each scene; code for calculating a plurality of complex responses for each image patch using a plurality of quadrature filters, each said complex response having a magnitude and a phase, with at least one of radial frequency, orientation and bandwidth varying across the plurality of quadrature filters; code for assigning, for each quadrature filter, a weighting to the complex responses in the corresponding image patches, said weighting being determined by a relationship of the phases of the complex responses; and code for determining the depth measurement of the scene from a combination of the weighted complex responses.
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15. A computer readable storage medium having a program recorded thereon, the program being executable by computerized apparatus to determine a shift estimation between two images, the program comprising:
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code for capturing at least two images of the scene with different camera parameters; code for selecting corresponding image patches in each scene; code for calculating a plurality of complex responses for each image patch using a plurality of quadrature filters, each said complex response having a magnitude and a phase, and at least one of radial frequency, orientation and bandwidth varying across the plurality of quadrature filters; code for assigning, for each quadrature filter, a weighting to the complex responses in the corresponding image patches, said weighting being determined by a relationship of the phases of the complex responses; and code for determining the depth measurement of the scene and the shift estimation between the two images of the scene from a weighted combination of the complex responses.
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16. A method of determining a depth measurement of a scene comprising the steps of:
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capturing at least two images of the scene with different camera parameters; selecting corresponding image patches in each scene; calculating an output set of pixel values from a combined complex-valued function of Fourier transforms of the image patches, each said pixel value in the output set of pixel values having a magnitude and a phase; assigning a weighting to each of the pixel values in the output set of pixel values, said weighting being determined by the phase of at least some of the output set of pixel values and at least some of the pixel values being assigned a weighting different to the weighting assigned to other pixel values; and determining the depth measurement of the scene from the weighted pixel values of the combined function. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of determining a shift estimation between two images comprising the steps of:
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selecting corresponding image patches in each image; calculating an output set of pixel values from a combined complex-valued function of Fourier transforms of the image patches, each said pixel value in the output set of pixel values having a magnitude and a phase; assigning a weighting to each of the pixel values in the output set of pixel values, said weighting being determined by the phase of at least some of the output set of pixel values and at least some of the pixel values being assigned a weighting different to the weighting assigned to other pixel values; and determining the shift estimation between the two images from the weighted pixel values of the combined function. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A computer readable storage medium having a program recorded thereon, the program being executable by computerized apparatus to determine a depth measurement of a scene, the program comprising:
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code for obtaining at least two images of the scene captured with different camera parameters; code for selecting corresponding image patches in each scene; code for calculating an output set of pixel values from a combined complex-valued function of Fourier transforms of the image patches, each said pixel value in the output set of pixel values having a magnitude and a phase; code for assigning a weighting to each of the pixel values in the output set of pixel values, said weighting being determined by the phase of at least some of the output set of pixel values and at least some of the pixel values being assigned a weighting different to the weighting assigned to other pixel values; and code for determining the depth measurement of the scene from the weighted pixel values of the combined function.
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27. A computer readable storage medium having a program recorded thereon, the program being executable by computerized apparatus to determine a shift estimation between two images, the program comprising:
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code for selecting corresponding image patches in each image; code for calculating an output set of pixel values from a combined complex-valued function of Fourier transforms of the image patches, each said pixel value in the output set of pixel values having a magnitude and a phase; code for assigning a weighting to each of the pixel values in the output set of pixel values, said weighting being determined by the phase of at least some of the output set of pixel values and at least some of the pixel values being assigned a weighting different to the weighting assigned to other pixel values; and code for determining the shift estimation between the two images from the weighted pixel values of the combined function.
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