Television – Camera – system and detail – Optics
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-16
2009-11-10
Ometz, David L (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Optics
C396S121000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07616254
ABSTRACT:
An imaging acquisition system that generates a picture depth from an auto focus curve generated from picture of a three dimensional spatial scene is described. The auto focus curve comprises a step edge. The system generates the depth based on the step edge and a reference auto focus normalization curve.
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