Depth estimation apparatus and method
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsAron BAIK, Yong Ju JUNG, Ji Won KIM
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Abstract
A depth estimation apparatus is provided. The depth estimation apparatus may estimate a depth value of at least one pixel composing an input video based on feature information about at least one feature of the input video, a position of the at least one pixel, and a depth relationship among the at least one pixel and neighboring pixels.
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A depth estimation apparatus, comprising:
- a feature information extraction unit to extract feature information about at least one feature of an input video;
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- a depth estimation unit to estimate a depth value of at least one pixel of the input video based on the feature information about the at least one feature, a position of the at least one pixel, and a depth relationship among the at least one pixel and pixels neighboring the at least one pixel.
A depth estimation apparatus, comprising:
- a feature information extraction unit to extract feature information about at least one feature of an input video;
- a depth estimation unit to distinguish at least one pixel of the input video according to at least one block of the input video with plural pixels, and estimate a depth value of the at least one block based on the feature information about the at least one feature, a position of the at least one block, and a depth relationship among the at least one block and blocks neighboring the at least one block;
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- an up-scaling unit to up-scale a depth map, which stores the estimated depth value, for the at least one pixel.
A depth estimation method, comprising:
- extracting feature information about at least one feature of an input video;
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- estimating a depth value of at least one pixel of the input video based on the feature information about the at least one feature, a position of the at least one pixel, and a depth relationship among the at least one pixel and pixels neighboring the at least one pixel.
A computer-readable recording medium comprising computer readable code to control at least one processing device to implement a depth estimation method, the method comprising:
- extracting feature information about at least one feature of an input video;
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- estimating a depth value of at least one pixel of the input video based on the feature information about the at least one feature, a position of the at least one pixel, and a depth relationship among the at least one pixel and pixels neighboring the at least one pixel.
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