H04N13/229

Multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method

A multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method are provided. The capturing apparatus includes a lens array including lenses and a sensor including sensing pixels, wherein at least a portion of sensing pixels in the sensor may generate sensing information based on light entering through different lenses in the lens array, and light incident on each sensing pixel, among the portion of the plurality of sensing pixels may correspond to different combinations of viewpoints.

Multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method

A multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method are provided. The capturing apparatus includes a lens array including lenses and a sensor including sensing pixels, wherein at least a portion of sensing pixels in the sensor may generate sensing information based on light entering through different lenses in the lens array, and light incident on each sensing pixel, among the portion of the plurality of sensing pixels may correspond to different combinations of viewpoints.

Systems and methods for providing punchouts of videos
10643303 · 2020-05-05 · ·

A video edit of first video content and second video content may be generated based on the fields of view of the first video content and the second video content. Based on the fields of view of the first video content and the second video content, a first viewing window for the first video content and a second viewing window for the second video content may be determined. The viewing windows may define one or more extents of the corresponding visual content. The video edit may include a punchout of the first video content based on the first viewing window and a punchout of the second video content based on the second viewing window.

Systems and methods for providing punchouts of videos
10643303 · 2020-05-05 · ·

A video edit of first video content and second video content may be generated based on the fields of view of the first video content and the second video content. Based on the fields of view of the first video content and the second video content, a first viewing window for the first video content and a second viewing window for the second video content may be determined. The viewing windows may define one or more extents of the corresponding visual content. The video edit may include a punchout of the first video content based on the first viewing window and a punchout of the second video content based on the second viewing window.

Imaging device and operating method thereof
10616467 · 2020-04-07 · ·

An imaging device including a pixel matrix and a processor is provided. The pixel matrix includes a plurality of phase detection pixels and a plurality of regular pixels. The processor performs autofocusing according to pixel data of the phase detection pixels, and determines an operating resolution of the regular pixels according to autofocused pixel data of the phase detection pixels, wherein the phase detection pixels are always-on pixels and the regular pixels are selectively turned on after the autofocusing is accomplished.

Imaging device and operating method thereof
10616467 · 2020-04-07 · ·

An imaging device including a pixel matrix and a processor is provided. The pixel matrix includes a plurality of phase detection pixels and a plurality of regular pixels. The processor performs autofocusing according to pixel data of the phase detection pixels, and determines an operating resolution of the regular pixels according to autofocused pixel data of the phase detection pixels, wherein the phase detection pixels are always-on pixels and the regular pixels are selectively turned on after the autofocusing is accomplished.

Display with interspaced microlenses and corresponding devices and methods
10616460 · 2020-04-07 · ·

A display has an array of pixel structures. Each pixel structure includes a plurality of electroluminescent elements. The array of pixel structures can be arranged on a substrate. One or more pixel structures selected from the array of pixel structures each include a microlens interspacing one or more of the electroluminescent elements. Image sensors can then receive light propagating through the microlens. One or more processors can synthesize images capture by the image sensors to form a composite image.

Display with interspaced microlenses and corresponding devices and methods
10616460 · 2020-04-07 · ·

A display has an array of pixel structures. Each pixel structure includes a plurality of electroluminescent elements. The array of pixel structures can be arranged on a substrate. One or more pixel structures selected from the array of pixel structures each include a microlens interspacing one or more of the electroluminescent elements. Image sensors can then receive light propagating through the microlens. One or more processors can synthesize images capture by the image sensors to form a composite image.

Method and apparatus for taking and displaying multi-view orthostereoscopic 3D images
10609358 · 2020-03-31 · ·

An imaging system includes a camera, a display panel and a processor for providing image data to the display panel. The camera has a sensor with pixel rows for capturing an image taken by a camera lens through a lenticular sheet with first lenticules, such that each first lenticule covers at least two pixel rows. The display panel is used to show a displayed image based on the image data. The display panel is covered by a viewing lenticular sheet with second lenticules. The displayed image has a plurality of segments, with each segment under a second lenticule and each segment has sub-segments corresponding to pixel rows under a first lenticule. Image data provided to the image display panel is arranged such that image contents in the sub-segments under each second lenticule and image contents in the pixel rows under each first lenticule have different arrangement orders.

Method and apparatus for taking and displaying multi-view orthostereoscopic 3D images
10609358 · 2020-03-31 · ·

An imaging system includes a camera, a display panel and a processor for providing image data to the display panel. The camera has a sensor with pixel rows for capturing an image taken by a camera lens through a lenticular sheet with first lenticules, such that each first lenticule covers at least two pixel rows. The display panel is used to show a displayed image based on the image data. The display panel is covered by a viewing lenticular sheet with second lenticules. The displayed image has a plurality of segments, with each segment under a second lenticule and each segment has sub-segments corresponding to pixel rows under a first lenticule. Image data provided to the image display panel is arranged such that image contents in the sub-segments under each second lenticule and image contents in the pixel rows under each first lenticule have different arrangement orders.