Hand held portable three dimensional scanner
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1. An system comprising:
- an imaging device capable of concurrently capturing multiple images of a same target at different focal ranges;
a processor to analyze each image to identify which image contains a best focus for a given pixel;
a module inferring a distance to the target at each pixel based, at least in part, on the best focus; and
a modeler to assemble a three-dimensional digital model of at least a portion of the target based on the distances inferred.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention may include a scanning device to scan three dimensional objects. The scanning device may generate a three dimensional model. The scanning device may also generate a texture map for the three dimensional model. Techniques utilized to generate the model or texture map may include tracking scanner position, generating depth maps of the object and generation composite image of the surface of the object.
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1. An system comprising:
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an imaging device capable of concurrently capturing multiple images of a same target at different focal ranges; a processor to analyze each image to identify which image contains a best focus for a given pixel; a module inferring a distance to the target at each pixel based, at least in part, on the best focus; and a modeler to assemble a three-dimensional digital model of at least a portion of the target based on the distances inferred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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3. An apparatus comprising an imaging device capable of concurrently capturing multiple images of a same target at discrete focal ranges wherein the imaging device includes an image sensing array containing multiple image planes arranged at different focal distances, each of which can be read out individually.
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