Method for interpolating pixel data from image data having depth information

A computer-implemented method for interpolating image data in an image dataset that includes depth information, the method comprising:

• under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions:
• obtaining the image dataset in computer-readable form, wherein the image data in the image dataset comprises a plurality of pixel image value arrays, including a first pixel image value array having a first set of image value array samples and a second pixel image value array having a second set of pixel image value array samples, wherein each pixel image value array comprises an association with an associated pixel position and each pixel image value array sample comprises a respective image value, a respective depth value, and a respective association with a respective associated pixel position, wherein a first associated pixel position associated with the first set of image value array samples is different than a second associated pixel position associated with the second set of image value array samples;
• determining a first accumulation curve for the first set of pixel image value array samples and a second accumulation curve for the second set of pixel image value array samples, wherein an accumulation curve represents a cumulative image value as a function of depth of an image value array;
• determining an interpolated accumulation curve from at least the first accumulation curve and the second accumulation curve;
• determining an interpolated set of pixel image value array samples from the interpolated accumulation curve and forming therefrom an interpolated image value array;
• storing the interpolated set of pixel image value array samples as an interpolated deep pixel of an interpolated deep image;
• and
• generating a modified image dataset for the interpolated deep image.