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| (12) Patent Application: | (11) CA 2927114 |
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| (54) English Title: | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AND/OR COMBINING IMAGES |
| (54) French Title: | PROCEDES ET APPAREIL DE CAPTURE ET/OU DE COMBINAISON D'IMAGES |
| Status: | Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication |
| (51) International Patent Classification (IPC): |
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| (72) Inventors : |
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| (73) Owners : |
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| (71) Applicants : |
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| (74) Agent: | GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP |
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| (45) Issued: | |
| (86) PCT Filing Date: | 2014-10-17 |
| (87) Open to Public Inspection: | 2015-04-23 |
| Availability of licence: | N/A |
| Dedicated to the Public: | N/A |
| (25) Language of filing: | English |
| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): | Yes |
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| (86) PCT Filing Number: | PCT/US2014/061257 |
| (87) International Publication Number: | US2014061257 |
| (85) National Entry: | 2016-04-11 |
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In various embodiments light redirection device positions of one or more optical chains are moved between image capture times while the position of the camera device including the multiple optical chains remains fixed. Some features relate to performing a zoom operation using multiple optical chains of the camera. Zoom settings may, and in some embodiments are, used in determining the angle to which the light redirection device should be set. In some embodiments different zoom focal length settings correspond to different scene capture areas for the optical chain with the moveable light redirection device. In some embodiments multiple optical chains are used in parallel, each with its own image sensor and light redirection device. Depth information is generated and used in some but not all embodiments to combine the images in a manner intended to minimize or avoid parallax distortions in the composite image which is produced.
Dans divers modes de réalisation, des positions de dispositif de redirection de lumière d'une ou plusieurs chaînes optiques varient selon les temps de capture d'image tandis que la position du dispositif appareil photo comprenant la pluralité de chaînes optiques reste fixe. Certaines fonctions concernent l'exécution d'une opération d'agrandissement au moyen de la pluralité de chaînes optiques de l'appareil photo. Des réglages d'agrandissement peuvent, et sont dans certains modes de réalisation, utilisés dans déterminer l'angle auquel le dispositif de redirection de lumière doit être réglé. Dans certains modes de réalisation, différents réglages de longueur focale d'agrandissement correspondent à différentes zones de capture de scène pour la chaîne optique avec le dispositif de redirection de lumière mobile. Dans certains modes de réalisation, une pluralité de chaînes optiques sont utilisées en parallèle, chacune ayant son propre capteur d'image et son propre dispositif de redirection de lumière. Des informations de profondeur sont générées et utilisées dans certains modes de réalisation, mais pas tous, pour combiner les images de sorte à minimiser ou éviter des distorsions de parallaxe dans l'image composite produite.
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| Description | Date |
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| Inactive: IPC expired | 2023-01-01 |
| Inactive: IPC expired | 2023-01-01 |
| Common Representative Appointed | 2020-11-07 |
| Application Not Reinstated by Deadline | 2020-10-19 |
| Time Limit for Reversal Expired | 2020-10-19 |
| Common Representative Appointed | 2019-10-30 |
| Common Representative Appointed | 2019-10-30 |
| Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice | 2019-10-17 |
| Inactive: Abandon-RFE+Late fee unpaid-Correspondence sent | 2019-10-17 |
| Letter Sent | 2018-08-07 |
| Inactive: Single transfer | 2018-07-31 |
| Change of Address or Method of Correspondence Request Received | 2018-01-10 |
| Inactive: Notice - National entry - No RFE | 2016-04-26 |
| Inactive: Cover page published | 2016-04-25 |
| Inactive: IPC assigned | 2016-04-19 |
| Application Received - PCT | 2016-04-19 |
| Inactive: First IPC assigned | 2016-04-19 |
| Inactive: IPC assigned | 2016-04-19 |
| Inactive: IPC assigned | 2016-04-19 |
| National Entry Requirements Determined Compliant | 2016-04-11 |
| Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) | 2015-04-23 |
| Abandonment Date | Reason | Reinstatement Date |
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| 2019-10-17 |
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| Fee Type | Anniversary Year | Due Date | Paid Date |
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| Basic national fee - standard | 2016-04-11 | ||
| MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - standard | 02 | 2016-10-17 | 2016-10-03 |
| MF (application, 3rd anniv.) - standard | 03 | 2017-10-17 | 2017-08-01 |
| MF (application, 4th anniv.) - standard | 04 | 2018-10-17 | 2018-07-24 |
| Registration of a document | 2018-07-31 |
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| Current Owners on Record |
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| LIGHT LABS INC. |
| Past Owners on Record |
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| RAJIV LAROIA |
