Producing high quality depth maps
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for producing high quality depth maps in real time, said computer-implemented method comprising:
- mapping a time of flight camera and stereo cameras of a stereo camera arrangement into a common coordinate system;
establishing a correspondence between a red, green and blue (RGB) image taken from said time of flight camera and an RGB image taken from a reference stereo camera of said stereo camera arrangement, wherein said RGB images taken from said time of flight camera and stereo cameras within said stereo camera arrangement comprise a plurality of pixels;
determining intensity values of said plurality of pixels of a stereo camera left of said reference stereo camera, a stereo camera right of said reference stereo camera and said reference stereo camera;
comparing said intensity values of said stereo camera left of said reference stereo camera and said stereo camera right of said reference stereo camera as to said reference camera; and
determining matching intensity values based on said comparing.
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Abstract
Producing high quality depth maps. A time of flight camera and stereo cameras of a stereo camera arrangement are mapped into a common coordinate system. A correspondence between an RGB image taken from the time of flight camera and an RGB image taken from a reference stereo camera of the stereo camera arrangement is established. Intensity values of the plurality of pixels of a stereo camera left of the reference stereo camera, a stereo camera right of the reference stereo camera and the reference stereo camera are determined. These intensity values of the stereo camera left of the reference stereo camera and the stereo camera right of the reference stereo camera are compared to the reference camera. Based on the comparing, matching intensity values are determined.
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1. A computer-implemented method for producing high quality depth maps in real time, said computer-implemented method comprising:
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mapping a time of flight camera and stereo cameras of a stereo camera arrangement into a common coordinate system; establishing a correspondence between a red, green and blue (RGB) image taken from said time of flight camera and an RGB image taken from a reference stereo camera of said stereo camera arrangement, wherein said RGB images taken from said time of flight camera and stereo cameras within said stereo camera arrangement comprise a plurality of pixels; determining intensity values of said plurality of pixels of a stereo camera left of said reference stereo camera, a stereo camera right of said reference stereo camera and said reference stereo camera; comparing said intensity values of said stereo camera left of said reference stereo camera and said stereo camera right of said reference stereo camera as to said reference camera; and determining matching intensity values based on said comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system for producing high quality depth maps, said system comprising:
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a common coordinate system mapper configured for mapping a time of flight camera and stereo cameras of a stereo camera arrangement into a common coordinate system; a calibrator configured for establishing a correspondence between a red, green and blue (RGB) image taken from said time of flight camera and an RGB image taken from a reference stereo camera of said stereo camera arrangement, wherein said RGB images taken from said time of flight camera and stereo cameras within said stereo camera arrangement comprise a plurality of pixels; an intensity value determiner configured for determining intensity values of said plurality of pixels of a stereo camera left of said reference stereo camera, a stereo camera right of said reference stereo camera and said reference stereo camera; an intensity value comparor configured for comparing said intensity values of said stereo camera left of said reference stereo camera and said stereo camera right of said reference stereo camera as to said reference camera; and a matching intensity value determiner configured for determining matching intensity values based on said comparing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer usable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for producing high quality depth maps, said method comprising:
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mapping a time of flight camera and stereo cameras of a stereo camera arrangement into a common coordinate system; establishing a correspondence between a red, green and blue (RGB) image taken from said time of flight camera and an RGB image taken from a reference stereo camera of said stereo camera arrangement, wherein said RGB images taken from said time of flight camera and said stereo cameras comprise a plurality of pixels; matching intensity values of said plurality of pixels of a stereo camera left of said reference stereo camera and a stereo camera right of said reference stereo camera to said reference stereo camera to generate a depth map; and computing a time of flight confidence depth map utilizing said matching intensity values and an up-sampled active brightness image and a depth image captured by a time of flight sensor of said time of flight camera, said time of flight confidence depth map modifying said depth map and generating a first redefined depth map. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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