Three-dimensional imaging system and method
AssigneeHimax Technologies Limited
InventorYING-RU CHEN
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) imaging system and method are disclosed. A motion estimation and motion compensation (MEMC) unit performs the motion estimation (ME) and the motion compensation (MC) on a reference frame and a current frame, thereby generating an MEMC generated frame and motion vector (MV) information. A depth controller partitions the reference frame into multiple regions according to the MV information, thereby generating depth information. A scene-mode depth generator generates a depth map according to the reference frame and the depth information. A depth-image-based rendering (DIBR) unit generates a scene-mode generated frame according to the reference frame and the depth map.
Claims18
A three-dimensional (3D) imaging system, comprising:
- a motion estimation and motion compensation (MEMC) unit configured to perform the motion estimation (ME) and the motion compensation (MC) on a reference frame and a current frame, thereby generating an MEMC generated frame and motion vector (MV) information, wherein the reference frame is displayed as a first 3D image;
- a depth controller configured to partition the reference frame into multiple regions according to the MV information, thereby generating depth information;
- a scene-mode depth generator configured to generate a depth map according to the reference frame and the depth information;
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- a depth-image-based rendering (DIBR) unit configured to generate a scene-mode generated frame for a second 3D image according to the reference frame and the depth map.
A three-dimensional (3D) imaging method, comprising:
- performing motion estimation (ME) and motion compensation (MC) on a reference frame and a current frame, thereby generating an MEMC generated frame and motion vector (MV) information, wherein the reference frame is displayed as a first 3D image;
- partitioning the reference frame into multiple regions according to the MV information, thereby generating depth information;
- generating a depth map according to the reference frame and the depth information;
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- generating a scene-mode generated frame for a second 3D image according to the reference frame and the depth map by depth-image-based rendering (DIBR).
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