Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Filling holes in depth maps
- Patent Title (中): 在深度图填充孔
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Application No.: US12658464Application Date: 2010-02-09
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Publication No.: US08774512B2Publication Date: 2014-07-08
- Inventor: Ning Yao , Izzat Izzat , Tao Zhang , Dong-Qing Zhang
- Applicant: Ning Yao , Izzat Izzat , Tao Zhang , Dong-Qing Zhang
- Applicant Address: FR Issy les Moulineaux
- Assignee: Thomson Licensing
- Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing
- Current Assignee Address: FR Issy les Moulineaux
- Agent Robert D. Shedd; Brian J. Cromarty
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06K9/34 ; G06T7/00 ; G06T5/00

Abstract:
Various implementations relate to improving depth maps. This may be done, for example, by identifying bad depth values and modifying those values. The values may represent, for example, holes and/or noise. According to a general aspect, a segmentation is determined based on an intensity image. The intensity image is associated with a corresponding depth image that includes depth values for corresponding locations in the intensity image. The segmentation is applied to the depth image to segment the depth image into multiple regions. A depth value is modified in the depth image based on the segmentation. A two-stage iterative procedure may be used to improve the segmentation and then modify bad depth values in the improved segmentation, and iterating until a desired level of smoothness is achieved. Both stages may be based, for example, on average depth values in a segment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100208994A1 Filling holes in depth maps Public/Granted day:2010-08-19
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