US 12,423,769 B2
Selecting a reprojection distance based on the focal length of a camera
Michaela Porubanova, Seattle, WA (US); and Gregory Michael Link, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/210,572.
Prior Publication US 2024/0420277 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 3/04 (2024.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01)
CPC G06T 3/04 (2024.01) [G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a reprojection distance based on a focal length of a sensing system, said method comprising:
adjusting a focal length of a sensing system, wherein the focal length is a distance between a lens of the sensing system and a sensor of the sensing system;
accessing an image generated by the sensing system, wherein the image reflects a scene in which the sensing system is operating, and wherein the image includes pixels representative of an object in the scene;
selecting a distance at which the image is to be reprojected, wherein the distance is based on the focal length of the sensing system, such that adjustments to the focal length of the sensing system result in corresponding adjustments to the distance and such that the distance is not based on a second distance that existed between the lens of the sensing system and the object at a time when the image was generated; and
reprojecting the image, wherein reprojecting the image causes the image to transition from initially having a first perspective to subsequently having a second perspective that is based on the distance and that is also based on the focal length.