Post: Sony Patents 'Kinect-Like' 3D Depth-Sensing Camera
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02-20-2012, 09:00 PM
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USSR
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By Pumpkin. 20/02/2012. Source(s): You must login or register to view this content.
The PlayStation move was a.. failure to say the least, with Kinect selling many more products. Now it looks as though Sony will be trying again, with a similar device to the XBOX Kinect.
A newly published patent has just revealed that Sony have begun work on a 3D camera that could possibly be part of the PS4.
The interesting thing is that the patent was posted last October, a full year after the Kinect was released.
The Kinect broke Guinness World Records for sales and dealt a stinging blow for Sony. Could they be trying to get back at Microsoft, or is this simply going to be another 'average' device to fill the gap at E3 this year?
The key words of the patent are:
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An invention is provided for affording a real-time three-dimensional interactive environment using a depth sensing device. The invention includes obtaining depth values indicating distances from one or more physical objects in a physical scene to a depth sensing device.
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A system for providing a real-time three-dimensional interactive environment, comprising: a depth sensing device capable of obtaining depth values indicating distances from one or more physical objects in a physical scene to a depth sensing device…
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..wherein the depth sensing device is a depth camera using controlled infrared lighting.
It would seem that the device will be very similar to the kinect, using Infared light to determine depth.
These drawings were also included in the patent (sorry for the logo's over em, but I couldn't find an image without them):
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With the Microsoft Kinect already released and nowhere near its prime, PlayStation will have to do something special to make this stand out from the crowd.
Are you looking forward to this? Post below and as always have a nice day
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02-20-2012, 09:56 PM
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TheBigRod
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Originally posted by Pumpkin
Is it not nice? :L What do you guys think?
When I do my articles, I tend to use Franklin Gothic Medium. It looks really nice (in my opinion), and I've seen some other News Team members frequently use that font.
Other than that, great first report! Hope to see a lot more of you.
02-21-2012, 11:55 PM
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Pichu
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Originally posted by Pumpkin
Sony Patents 'Kinect-Like' 3D Depth-Sensing Camera.
By Pumpkin. 20/02/2012. Source(s): You must login or register to view this content.
The PlayStation move was a.. failure to say the least, with Kinect selling many more products. Now it looks as though Sony will be trying again, with a similar device to the XBOX Kinect.
A newly published patent has just revealed that Sony have begun work on a 3D camera that could possibly be part of the PS4.
The interesting thing is that the patent was posted last October, a full year after the Kinect was released.
The Kinect broke Guinness World Records for sales and dealt a stinging blow for Sony. Could they be trying to get back at Microsoft, or is this simply going to be another 'average' device to fill the gap at E3 this year?
The key words of the patent are:
It would seem that the device will be very similar to the kinect, using Infared light to determine depth.
These drawings were also included in the patent (sorry for the logo's over em, but I couldn't find an image without them):
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With the Microsoft Kinect already released and nowhere near its prime, PlayStation will have to do something special to make this stand out from the crowd.
Are you looking forward to this? Post below and as always have a nice day
By Pumpkin. 20/02/2012. Source(s): You must login or register to view this content.
The PlayStation move was a.. failure to say the least, with Kinect selling many more products. Now it looks as though Sony will be trying again, with a similar device to the XBOX Kinect.
A newly published patent has just revealed that Sony have begun work on a 3D camera that could possibly be part of the PS4.
The interesting thing is that the patent was posted last October, a full year after the Kinect was released.
The Kinect broke Guinness World Records for sales and dealt a stinging blow for Sony. Could they be trying to get back at Microsoft, or is this simply going to be another 'average' device to fill the gap at E3 this year?
The key words of the patent are:
It would seem that the device will be very similar to the kinect, using Infared light to determine depth.
These drawings were also included in the patent (sorry for the logo's over em, but I couldn't find an image without them):
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With the Microsoft Kinect already released and nowhere near its prime, PlayStation will have to do something special to make this stand out from the crowd.
Are you looking forward to this? Post below and as always have a nice day
I sense another nerd war about to be on the rise in the near future.
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