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Sony patents camera tracking that uses focus data to improve accuracy

Sony has filed a patent for a system that tracks camera movement by analyzing both the image and the focus settings used to capture it. Instead of relying only on visual features, the system uses the focus information to help determine how the camera moved during recording.

Why it mattersThis technique could help video stabilization or 3D reconstruction tools work more accurately by using data already available in the camera's lens system.

In the filing’s own words

An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires an image obtained by an imaging device and focus information regarding a focus when the image is imaged, and a tracking processing unit that performs camera tracking processing on the image by using the focus information.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires an image obtained by an imaging device and focus information regarding a focus when the image is imaged; and a tracking processing unit that performs camera tracking processing on the image by using the focus information.

Facts

Company
Sony (SONY GROUP CORPORATION)
Official title
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260260362A1
Application number
19491256
Filed
Jun 19, 2024
Published
Sep 3, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
10

Classified under

G06T 7/246 Physics & computingG06T 7/73 Physics & computingH04N 23/695 Electricity & electronicsG06T 2207/30196 Physics & computing
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