Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reducing interference between multiple infra-red depth cameras
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Application No.: US15001645Application Date: 2016-01-20
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Publication No.: US10049458B2Publication Date: 2018-08-14
- Inventor: Shahram Izadi , David Molyneaux , Otmar Hilliges , David Kim , Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton , Stephen Edward Hodges , David Alexander Butler , Andrew Fitzgibbon , Pushmeet Kohli
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP
- Main IPC: G06T7/00
- IPC: G06T7/00 ; H04N5/33 ; H04N13/02 ; G01B9/08 ; G01B11/22 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/247

Abstract:
Systems and methods for reducing interference between multiple infra-red depth cameras are described. In an embodiment, the system comprises multiple infra-red sources, each of which projects a structured light pattern into the environment. A controller is used to control the sources in order to reduce the interference caused by overlapping light patterns. Various methods are described including: cycling between the different sources, where the cycle used may be fixed or may change dynamically based on the scene detected using the cameras; setting the wavelength of each source so that overlapping patterns are at different wavelengths; moving source-camera pairs in independent motion patterns; and adjusting the shape of the projected light patterns to minimize overlap. These methods may also be combined in any way. In another embodiment, the system comprises a single source and a mirror system is used to cast the projected structured light pattern around the environment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160163054A1 REDUCING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN MULTIPLE INFRA-RED DEPTH CAMERAS Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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