Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Phase wrapping determination for time-of-flight camera
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Application No.: US15975710Application Date: 2018-05-09
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Publication No.: US10996335B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Sergio Ortiz Egea
- 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: G01S17/89
- IPC: G01S17/89 ; G01S7/486 ; H04N5/33 ; G01S17/42 ; G01S7/4863 ; G01S7/4865 ; H04N5/222 ; H04N5/232 ; G01S17/894

Abstract:
A time-of-flight (ToF) camera is configured to illuminate a subject with IR light. For each sensor of a sensor array, camera space coordinates of a locus of the subject are determined based on the measured IR light. The camera space coordinates include a phase difference between emitted IR light and reflected IR light. A plurality of candidate positions of the locus of the subject are determined in world space based on the camera space coordinates. Each candidate position corresponds to a different phase wrapping of the phase difference. A phase wrapping is determined based on performing a searching algorithm on the different candidate positions. A depth value for the sensor is calculated based on the phase difference and the phase wrapping determined from performing the searching algorithm. A matrix of pixels is outputted from the camera. Each pixel of the matrix includes a depth value.
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