Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Holocam systems and methods
- Patent Title (中): Holocam系统和方法
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Application No.: US14208368Application Date: 2014-03-13
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Publication No.: US09438891B2Publication Date: 2016-09-06
- Inventor: Michael Mannion , Sujay Sukumaran , Ivo Moravec , Syed Alimul Huda , Bogdan Matei , Arash Abadpour , Irina Kezele
- Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Main IPC: H04N13/02
- IPC: H04N13/02 ; G06T17/00

Abstract:
Aspects of the present invention comprise holocam systems and methods that enable the capture and streaming of scenes. In embodiments, multiple image capture devices, which may be referred to as “orbs,” are used to capture images of a scene from different vantage points or frames of reference. In embodiments, each orb captures three-dimensional (3D) information, which is preferably in the form of a depth map and visible images (such as stereo image pairs and regular images). Aspects of the present invention also include mechanisms by which data captured by two or more orbs may be combined to create one composite 3D model of the scene. A viewer may then, in embodiments, use the 3D model to generate a view from a different frame of reference than was originally created by any single orb.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150261184A1 Holocam Systems and Methods Public/Granted day:2015-09-17
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