IP Library Granted Patent US 11,228,758
Granted Patent B2
US 11,228,758 · App. 16/724,906 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Imaging method and device

Inventor: Tiejun Huang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: PEKING UNIVERSITY
H04N19/117H04N19/132H04N19/167H04N19/182H04N19/33H04N19/60
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Patent No.
US 11,228,758
App. No.
16/724,906
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging method and device, the method comprising: acquiring, at a specified imaging time, a pulse sequence in a time period before the specified imaging time, with regard to each pixel of a plurality of pixels; calculating a pixel value of the pixel according to the pulse sequence; obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to a space arrangement of the pixels, in accordance with pixel values of the plurality of pixels at the specified imaging time.

Claims (52)

1. An imaging method, comprising:

acquiring, at a specified imaging time, a pulse sequence in a time period before the specified imaging time, with regard to each pixel of a plurality of pixels;

calculating a pixel value of the pixel according to the pulse sequence;

obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to a space arrangement of the pixels, in accordance with pixel values of the plurality of pixels at the specified imaging time,

wherein the calculating a pixel value of the pixel according to the pulse sequence comprises:

acquiring a length of time interval between adjacent pulses in the pulse sequence, calculating an intensity value corresponding to the time interval according to the length of the time interval, and obtaining a first accumulated pixel value according to one or more intensity values;

wherein the obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to a space arrangement of the pixels, in accordance with pixel values of the plurality of pixels at the specified imaging time comprises:

obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to the first accumulated pixel value at a pixel position corresponding to each pixel of the plurality of pixels.

2. The imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring a length of time interval between adjacent pulses in the pulse sequence, calculating an intensity value corresponding to the time interval according to the length of the time interval, and obtaining a first accumulated pixel value according to one or more intensity values comprises:

accumulating at least one intensity value before the specified imaging time to obtain the first accumulating pixel value.

3. The imaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to a space arrangement of the pixels, in accordance with pixel values of the plurality of pixels at the specified imaging time comprises:

setting a first specific amount corresponding to the specified imaging time of the pixel position, and summing the first specific amount and the first accumulated pixel value to obtain a first pixel value of the pixel position; and

obtaining a displaying image at the specified imaging time according to the first specific amount at pixel positions corresponding to the plurality of pixels.

4. The imaging method according to claim 3 , wherein the obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to a space arrangement of the pixels, in accordance with pixel values of the plurality of pixels at the specified imaging time comprises:

comparing the first pixel value with a pixel threshold range, and obtaining a second specific amount by adjusting the first specific amount;

summing the first accumulated pixel value and the second specific amount to obtain a second pixel value of the pixel position; and

obtaining a displaying image at the specified imaging time according to the second pixel value at pixel positions corresponding to the plurality of pixels.

5. The imaging method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an accumulated time duration before the specified imaging time;

wherein the acquiring a length of time interval between adjacent pulses in the pulse sequence, calculating an intensity value corresponding to the time interval according to the length of the time interval, and obtaining a first accumulated pixel value according to one or more intensity values, comprises:

acquiring at least one intensity value corresponding to at least one time interval during the accumulated time duration;

calculating at least one attenuation value of the at least one intensity value after it is attenuated when reaching the specified imaging time;

summing the at least one attenuation value to obtain the first accumulated pixel value.

6. The imaging method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

setting the first accumulated pixel value at 0 if there is no fired pulse in the accumulated time duration.

7. The imaging method according to claim 3 , wherein an input pulse signal at the pixel position can change first accumulated pixel values or first specific amounts at one or more other pixel positions.

8. The imaging method according to claim 4 , wherein a first pixel value at the pixel position can change second specific amounts or pixel values at one or more other pixel positions.

9. The imaging method according to claim 4 , wherein the comparing the first pixel value with a pixel threshold range, and obtaining a second specific amount by adjusting the first specific amount comprises:

obtaining the second specific amount by adjusting the value of the first specific amount if the first pixel value is not within the pixel threshold range; and

determining the first specific amount as the second specific amount if the first pixel value is within the pixel threshold range.

10. The imaging method according to claim 4 , wherein the pixel threshold range is set as a fixed value.

11. The imaging method according to claim 4 , wherein the pixel threshold range is determined based on normalized global pixel values.

12. The imaging method according to claim 4 , wherein the pixel threshold range is determined based on an ideal dynamic range of image.

13. The imaging method according claim 3 , wherein the setting the first specific amount comprises:

setting the first specific amount as a fixed value.

14. The imaging method according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one intensity value is a function in which the at least one pixel value is attenuated at a fixed ratio with the time interval.

15. The imaging method according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one intensity value is a function in which the at least one pixel value is attenuated at a fixed magnitude with the time interval.

16. The imaging method according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one pixel value is a function in which the at least one pixel value is attenuated by being decreased with a decreasing part of the function with the time interval.

17. The imaging method according to claim 4 , wherein the obtaining a displaying image at the single pulse-firing time according to the second pixel value at pixel positions corresponding to the plurality of pixels comprises:

filtering the second pixel value based on a temporal neighbor relationship of the pixel values at the pixel position;

obtaining a displaying image at the specified imaging time according to the filtered second pixel value.

18. The imaging method according to claim 4 , wherein the obtaining a displaying image at the single pulse-firing time according to the second pixel value at pixel positions corresponding to the plurality of pixels comprises:

filtering the second pixel value based on a spatial neighbor relationship of the pixel values at the pixel position;

obtaining a displaying image at the specified imaging time according to the filtered second pixel value.

19. An imaging device, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device to perform at least the following:

acquiring, at a specified imaging time, a pulse sequence in a time period before the specified imaging time, with regard to each pixel of a plurality of pixels;

calculating a pixel value of the pixel according to the pulse sequence;

obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to a space arrangement of the pixels, in accordance with pixel values of the plurality of pixels at the specified imaging time,

wherein the calculating a pixel value of the pixel according to the pulse sequence comprises:

acquiring a length of time interval between adjacent pulses in the pulse sequence, calculating an intensity value corresponding to the time interval according to the length of the time interval, and obtaining a first accumulated pixel value according to one or more intensity values;

wherein the obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to a space arrangement of the pixels, in accordance with pixel values of the plurality of pixels at the specified imaging time comprises:

obtaining a display image at the specified imaging time according to the first accumulated pixel value at a pixel position corresponding to each pixel of the plurality of pixels.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: PEKING UNIVERSITY
To: SPIKE VISION (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063676/0425 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2019
From: HUANG, TIEJUN
To: PEKING UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 051355/0245 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201610045011.0 · Jan 22, 2016 · national
CN 201910027914.X · Jan 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 16666969 · Oct 29, 2019
Continuation In Part 16042225 · Jul 23, 2018
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