US 12,238,260 B2
Device, capturing device, control method, and storage medium operable for outputting pair of captured images pertaining to binocular stereopsis
Koji Oshima, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on May 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/824,770.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-091809 (JP), filed on May 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0385875 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 13/156 (2018.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01); H04N 13/194 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 13/156 (2018.05) [H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 13/194 (2018.05)] 12 Claims
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1. A device operable to output, regarding a subject, a pair of captured images pertaining to binocular stereopsis, the device comprising:
at least one processor and a memory coupled to the
processor storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to function as:
an obtainment unit configured to obtain, regarding a plurality of capturing systems arranged to be a predetermined distance apart, a group of captured images in which the subject is captured, wherein the obtainment unit obtains, regarding each one capturing system among the plurality of capturing systems, a plurality of captured images pertaining to luminous fluxes that have each passed a different pupil region, and the predetermined distance is fixed;
a determination unit configured to determine, regarding the pair of captured images pertaining to binocular stereopsis, a baseline length to be set based on the subject distance pertaining to the subject; and
an output unit configured to select two images obtained with respect to different capturing systems as the pair of captured images pertaining to binocular stereopsis based on the baseline length to be set and output the pair of captured images pertaining to binocular stereopsis,
wherein the output unit is configured to select, for one capturing system, one image among the plurality of captured images and a composite image generated by combining the plurality of captured images, and
the output unit varies a combination of images to be selected depending on the baseline length to be set.