Patent Document ID: 9959634
Application ID: 13418744
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for identifying depth information associated with an object, the method comprising: capturing, with an image capturing device, a plurality of source images of the object, the image capturing device comprising a sensor that is tilted at a known angle with respect to an object plane of the object such that the image capturing device has a depth of field associated with each source image, the depth of field defining a plane that is angled with respect to the object plane and that extends across the depth of the object; analyzing, with an image processor, the plurality of source images to identify segments of the source images that satisfy an image quality metric indicative of suitability for use in generating a depth map of the object; and assigning position data to the identified segments of the source images and identifying coordinates of individual pixels in the identified segments based on the position data, the position data comprising depth positions calculated based on each segment's location relative to the object plane of the object and the plane defined by the depth of field.