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US 2010/0073364 A1Published application
Conversion method and apparatus with depth map generation
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYong Ju Jung, Aron Baik, Du-Sik Park
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Abstract
A conversion method and apparatus with a generating of a depth map for two dimensional (2D)-to-three dimensional (3D) conversion. A depth order may be restored based on a line tracing and an edge map generated from an input image, and a stereo image may be generated using depth information.
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A conversion method with a generated a depth map for two dimensional (2D)-to-three dimensional (3D) conversion, the method comprising:
- generating an edge map using a determined edge of an input image;
- extracting an edge having an identified characteristic meeting a predetermined requirement from the edge map, mapping the extracted edge to an initial line map, and generating a line map including a plurality of lines generated by the mapping of the extracted edge to the initial line map;
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- generating the depth map to have a sequential depth order, using the plurality of lines of the line map.
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A conversion apparatus with a generating of a depth map for 2D-to-3D conversion, the apparatus comprising:
- an edge sensing unit to generate an edge map using a determined edge of an input image;
- a line trace unit to extract an edge having an identified characteristics meeting a predetermined requirement from the edge map, map the extracted edge to an initial line map, and generate a line map including a plurality of lines generated by the mapping of the extracted edge to the initial line map;
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- a depth generation unit to generate the depth map to have a sequential depth order, using the plurality of lines of the line map.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.