Large-Scene Semantic Light Field Reconstruction from Sparse Views

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for large-scene light field reconstruction require dense observation, leading to reduced completeness and precision due to information loss, especially in sparse views, and fail to effectively model complex geometric surfaces and retain geometric details.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that decompose the large scene into semantic primitives, using multi-layer perceptron networks to optimize geometric boundaries and local details, enabling high-completeness and high-precision reconstruction with sparse views by integrating semantic information and visibility estimation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If dense observation is used for light field reconstruction, then reconstruction precision is improved, but observation cost and data requirement increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereconstruction precisionVSAvoidobservation data quantity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the continuous light field space into discrete voxel grids, allowing sparse sampling points to represent and reconstruct the entire light field through network modeling. This segmentation enables high-precision reconstruction with minimal observation points by distributing reconstruction tasks across multiple grid units.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces neural network models as intermediaries between sparse observation points and the final light field reconstruction. The network models process and interpolate data from limited sampling points to generate complete light field information, acting as a mediator that transforms sparse inputs into dense reconstructions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Quantity of substance

If sparse observation is used for light field reconstruction, then observation cost is reduced, but reconstruction completeness and precision deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveobservation data quantityVSAvoidreconstruction precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary organization of sparse observation data into structured voxel grids before reconstruction. By pre-arranging sampling points into grid-based semantic primitives and preparing network models in advance, the system enables accurate reconstruction from sparse data without requiring dense observations during the actual reconstruction process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter representation from continuous spatial coordinates to discrete voxel grid indices. This parameter transformation allows the system to work efficiently with sparse observations by mapping limited sampling points to specific grid locations, where network models can interpolate and reconstruct complete light field information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If complex geometric surfaces are modeled in detail, then reconstruction precision is improved, but computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereconstruction precisionVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from modeling complex geometric surfaces in continuous 3D space to representing them in a discrete 4D voxel grid space (x, y, z, time/observation). This dimensional transformation simplifies the representation of complex surfaces by using grid-based semantic primitives that can be processed efficiently by network models while maintaining reconstruction precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS12406431B2Method and system for semantic-driven intelligent reconstruction of large-scene sparse light field
Publication Date: 2025.09.02 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
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AI summary

A method includes: acquiring a semantic primitive set of a multi-view image set; acquiring a coordinate offset by inputting coordinate information and a feature vector corresponding to a first grid sampling point of the semantic primitive set into a first network model, and acquiring a second grid of the semantic primitive set based on the coordinate offset and geometric attribute information of the semantic primitive set; acquiring first feature information of a second grid sampling point by inputting coordinate information and a feature vector corresponding to the second grid sampling point, and an observation angle value into a second network model, and acquiring second feature information of the semantic primitive set based on the first feature information; and acquiring a light field reconstruction result of the multi-view image set based on an observation angle value of the semantic primitive set and third feature information extracted from the second feature information.