US 11,943,417 B2
Three-dimensional integral-imaging light field display and optimization method therefor
Man Kai Wong, Markham (CA); Mahdi Safari, Toronto (CA); Jingqun Li, Waterloo (CA); and Song Zhang, Ottawa (CA)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,247.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022698 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 13/125 (2018.01); G02B 30/27 (2020.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); H04N 13/111 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 13/125 (2018.05) [G02B 30/27 (2020.01); G06N 3/045 (2023.01); H04N 13/111 (2018.05)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a pixel array comprising a plurality of pixels for receiving-and-displaying or sensing-and-outputting a plurality of elemental images;
a multi-lens array (MLA) coupled to the pixel array, the MLA comprising a plurality of lenslets; and
a circuitry functionally coupled to the pixel array, the circuitry comprising a model for converting a plurality of perspective views to the plurality of elemental images and sending the plurality of elemental images to the pixel array;
wherein the model comprises a deconvolution neural network; and
wherein the model and one or more characteristics of the plurality of lenslets are jointly optimized.