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Granted Patent B2
US 12,013,662 · App. 17/523,197 · Granted Jun 18, 2024

Apparatus for analyzing depth of holographic image and analyzing method thereof

Inventors: Jae-Eun Pi (Sejong-si, KR); Yong Hae Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jong-Heon Yang (Daejeon, KR); Chul Woong Joo (Sejong-si, KR); Chi-Sun Hwang (Daejeon, KR); Ha Kyun Lee (Seoul, KR); Seung Youl Kang (Daejeon, KR); Gi Heon Kim (Daejeon, KR); Joo Yeon Kim (Daejeon, KR); Hee-ok Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jeho Na (Daejeon, KR); Jaehyun Moon (Daejeon, KR); Won Jae Lee (Daejeon, KR); Seong-Mok Cho (Daejeon, KR); Ji Hun Choi (Daejeon, KR)
Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute; MVTECH
G03H1/2249G01B11/026G06T7/536G03H2001/2281G03H2210/30G03H2222/12G03H2223/19G06T2207/10028
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Patent No.
US 12,013,662
App. No.
17/523,197
Granted
Jun 18, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus which analyses a depth of a holographic image is provided. The apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires a hologram, a restoration unit that restores a three-dimensional holographic image by irradiating the hologram with a light source, an image sensing unit that senses a depth information image of the restored holographic image, and an analysis display unit that analyzes a depth quality of the holographic image, based on the sensed depth information image, and the image sensing unit uses a lensless type of photosensor.

Claims (27)

1. An apparatus which analyses a depth of a holographic image, the apparatus comprising:

an acquisition device configured to acquire a hologram;

a restoration device configured to restore a three-dimensional holographic image by irradiating the hologram with a light source;

an image sensor configured to sense a depth information image of the restored holographic image; and

a processor configured to execute instructions; and

a memory storing the instructions, wherein execution of the instructions configures the processor to:

analyze a depth quality of the holographic image, based on the sensed depth information image,

wherein the image sensor senses the depth information image through a lensless type of photosensor,

wherein the image sensor comprises:

a plurality of transparent plane photosensors configured to measure the holographic image restored by the restoration device; and

at least one electric rail configured to move the plurality of transparent plane photosensors in a depth direction of the holographic image,

wherein the plurality of transparent plane photo sensors comprises:

a first transparent plane photosensor configured to move in a depth direction of a first region of a holographic space in which the restored holographic image is displayed; and

a second transparent plane photosensor configured to move in a depth direction of a second region of the holographic space.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the depth direction of the holographic image corresponds to a direction of a spatial light modulator of the restoration device from the photosensor panel.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first region and the second region do not overlap each other.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an image transmitter configured to sequentially transmit the depth information image sensed by the image sensor in real time; and

an image generator configured to three-dimensionally restore the transmitted depth information image in a depth axis direction.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

compare the depth information image with depth information of an original image associated with an object; and

analyze a depth reproduction quality based on the comparison result.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the restoration device includes:

a laser device configured to generate a laser and provide the generated laser as the light source;

a collimator configured to output the generated laser as an enlarged plane wave;

a spatial light modulator configured to reflect light modulated from the plane wave into a space when the enlarged plane wave is incident; and

a beam splitter configured to change a direction of at least a portion of the light reflected from the spatial light modulator and propagate the changed light.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: PI, JAE-EUN; KIM, YONG HAE; YANG, JONG-HEON; JOO, CHUL WOONG; HWANG, CHI-SUN; LEE, HA KYUN; KANG, SEUNG YOUL; KIM, GI HEON; KIM, JOO YEON; KIM, HEE-OK; NA, JEHO; MOON, JAEHYUN; LEE, WON JAE; CHO, SEONG-MOK; CHOI, JI HUN
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE; MVTECH
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0170783 · Dec 8, 2020 · national
KR 10-2021-0039486 · Mar 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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