Patent ID: 9456195
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a multi-aperture video camera, the method comprising the multi-aperture video camera performing the following: receiving control data for the multi-aperture video camera, the control data comprising depth estimation parameters received according to an application programming interface (API) for the multi-aperture video camera, wherein the API supports specifying depth estimation parameters for individual frames of video, the depth estimation parameters specifying the capture of video frames of visible and/or infrared images suitable for use in different depth estimations; and capturing video frames of visible and infrared images in accordance with the received control data, at least some of the visible and infrared image frames captured using different apertures according to the received control data, and the captured visible and infrared images suitable for use in depth estimation according to the specified depth estimation parameters.