Method and apparatus for processing three-dimensional (3D) images
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae Young Sim, Do Kyoon Kim, Kee Chang Lee, Gael Guennebaud, Mario Botsch, Markus Gross, Robert Carnecky
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Abstract
Provided is point-based efficient three-dimensional (3D) information representation from a color image that is obtained from a general Charge-Coupled Device (CCD)/Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) camera, and a depth image that is obtained from a depth camera. A 3D image processing method includes storing a depth image associated with an object as first data of a 3D data format, and storing a color image associated with the object as color image data of a 2D image format, independent of the first data.
Claims24
An apparatus for processing a three-dimensional (3D) image, comprising:
- a first storage unit to store a depth image associated with an object as first data of a 3D data format;
- and
- a second storage unit to store a color image associated with the object as color image data of a 2D image format, independent of the first data.
A method of processing a 3D image, comprising:
- storing a depth image associated with an object as first data of a 3D data format;
- and
- storing a color image associated with the object as color image data of a 2D image format, independent of the first data.
A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a computer to implement a method of processing a 3D image, the instructions comprising:
- an instruction set of storing a depth image associated with an object as first data of a 3D data format;
- and
- an instruction set of storing a color image associated with the object as color image data of a 2D image format, independent of the first data.
A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a computer to implement a method of processing a 3D image, the instructions comprising:
- an instruction set of generating, using an MLS projection operator, an MLS surface from first depth image data;
- and
- an instruction set of obtaining, using a ray-surface intersection with respect to the MLS surface, second depth image data of a first resolution.
A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions for implementing a method of processing a 3D image, the instructions comprising:
- an instruction set of storing a plurality of depth image data corresponding to a plurality of depth images associated with an object;
- and
- an instruction set of storing a color image associated with the object as color image data of a 2D data format, independent of the plurality of depth image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.