Patent ID: 9298078
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B,G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of generating three dimensional image information using a single imaging path having an associated field of view, the method comprising: selectively receiving at an image sensor first and second images through respective first and second portions of the single imaging path, said first portion having a first perspective viewpoint within the field of view and said second portion having a second perspective viewpoint within the field of view, said first and second images together being operable to represent three dimensional spatial attributes of objects within the field of view; changing a spacing between a centroid of said first portion of the single imaging path and a centroid of said second portion of the single imaging path to cause said first and second perspective viewpoints to change location while receiving said first and second images; and compensating for changes in transmission through said first and second portions of the imaging path such that while changing said spacing, an image intensity associated with each of said first and second images is maintained at a generally uniform image intensity level, wherein compensating for said changes in said transmission comprises at least one of: