Integrated processor for 3D mapping
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1. A device for processing data, comprising:
- a single semiconductor substrate; and
integrated circuit components, fabricated on the single semiconductor substrate, comprising;
a first input port for receiving color image data from a first sensor;
a second input port for receiving depth-related data from a second sensor, wherein the depth-related data comprise an image of a pattern that is projected onto an object;
processing circuitry, configured to generate a depth map using at least the depth-related data by measuring shifts in the pattern relative to a reference image, and to synchronize and multiplex the depth map with the color image data in a single multiplexed data stream; and
a single output port for conveying the multiplexed data stream to a host computer.
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Abstract
A device for processing data includes a first input port for receiving color image data from a first image sensor and a second input port for receiving depth-related image data from a second image sensor. Processing circuitry generates a depth map using the depth-related image data. At least one output port conveys the depth map and the color image data to a host computer.
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16 Claims
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1. A device for processing data, comprising:
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a single semiconductor substrate; and integrated circuit components, fabricated on the single semiconductor substrate, comprising; a first input port for receiving color image data from a first sensor; a second input port for receiving depth-related data from a second sensor, wherein the depth-related data comprise an image of a pattern that is projected onto an object; processing circuitry, configured to generate a depth map using at least the depth-related data by measuring shifts in the pattern relative to a reference image, and to synchronize and multiplex the depth map with the color image data in a single multiplexed data stream; and a single output port for conveying the multiplexed data stream to a host computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for imaging, comprising:
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an illumination subassembly, which is configured to project a pattern onto an object; a first sensor, which is configured to capture and output color image data with respect to the object; a second sensor, which is configured to capture and output depth-related data with respect to the object, wherein the depth-related data comprise an image of the pattern on the object; and a processing device, which comprises; a single semiconductor substrate; and integrated circuit components, fabricated on the single semiconductor substrate, comprising; a first input port for receiving the color image data from the first sensor; a second input port for receiving the depth-related data from the second sensor; processing circuitry, configured to generate a depth map using at least the depth-related data by measuring shifts in the pattern relative to a reference image, and to synchronize and multiplex the depth map with the color image data in a single multiplexed data stream; and a single output port for conveying the depth map and the color image data to a host computer. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for processing data, comprising:
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receiving color image data from a first sensor via a first input port of an integrated circuit device formed on a single semiconductor substrate; receiving depth-related data from a second sensor via a second input port of the integrated circuit device, wherein the depth-related data comprise an image of a pattern that is projected onto an object; generating, using processing circuitry in the integrated circuit device, a depth map using at least the depth-related data by measuring shifts in the pattern relative to a reference image, and synchronizing and multiplexing the depth map with the color image data in a single multiplexed data stream; and conveying the multiplexed data stream via a single output port of the integrated circuit device to a host computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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