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US 2006/0232666 A1Published application
Multi-view image generation
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsMarc Op De Beeck, Fabian Ernst
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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsMarc Op De Beeck, Fabian Ernst
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A multi-view image generation unit (100) for generating a multi-view image on basis of an input image is disclosed. The generation unit (100) comprises: edge detection means (102) for detecting an edge in the input image; depth map generation means (104) for generating a depth map for the input image on basis of the edge, a first group of elements of the depth map corresponding to the edge having a first depth value, related to a viewer of the multi-view image, and a second group of elements of the depth map corresponding to a region of the input image, being located adjacent to the edge, having a second depth value, related to the viewer of the multi-view image, the first value being less than the second value; and rendering means (106) for rendering the multi-view image on basis of the input image and the depth map.
A multi-view image generation unit (100, 200) for generating a multi-view image on basis of an input image, the generation unit comprising:
A method of generating a multi-view image on basis of an input image, the method comprising:
A computer program product to be loaded by a computer arrangement, comprising instructions to generate a multi-view image on basis of an input image, the computer arrangement comprising processing means and a memory, the computer program product, after being loaded, providing said processing means with the capability to carry out:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.