US Patent Issued to SONY GROUP on Dec. 9 for "Imaging processing system and 3D model generation method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,493,146, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SONY GROUP Corp. (Tokyo).

"Imaging processing system and 3D model generation method" was invented by Hisako Sugano (Kanagawa, Japan), Hisayuki Tateno (Kanagawa, Japan) and Yoichi Hirota (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided an imaging processing system and a three-dimensional (3D) model generation method capable of generating a more accurate 3D model. The imaging processing system generates the 3D model of an object by using a plurality of captured images obtained by imaging the object, and includes a plurality of polarization illumination devices that includes a polar...