Method and apparatus for generating multiview image with hole filling
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeung-ryong Han, Jong-sul Min
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Abstract
A multiview image generating method is provided. The multiview image generating method includes generating a hole image using depth information of an original image, dividing a boundary region in which a hole area of the generated hole image is in contact with a background into at least one patch, selecting an area having the most similar pixel value to a background included in the divided at least one patch, in a preset area of the original image, and filling a hole area on the divided at least one patch with a pixel value of the selected area to generate a first view image.
Claims18
A multiview image generating method, comprising:
- generating a hole image using depth information of an original image;
- dividing a boundary region in which a hole area of the generated hole image is in contact with a background, into a plurality of patches;
- selecting at least one first patch which is disposed in an area adjacent to the background from among the plurality of patches;
- selecting at least one second patch having a most similar pixel value to a background portion included in the at least one first patch, from an area of the original image;
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- filling the hole area of the at least one first patch with a pixel value which is most similar to a background portion included in the at least one second patch, to generate a first view image.
A multiview image display apparatus, comprising:
- a reception unit configured to receive an original image;
- a controller which comprises a hole image generator configured to generate a hole image using depth information of the original image, a similar area selector configured to divide a boundary region in which a hole area of the generated hole image is in contact with a background, into a plurality of patches, selecting at least one first patch which is disposed in an area adjacent to the background from among the plurality of patches;
- and select at least one second patch having a most similar pixel value to a background portion included in the at least one first patch, from an area of the original image, and an image generator configured to fill the hole area of the at least one first patch with a pixel value which is most similar to the background portion included in the at least one second patch, to generate a first view image;
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- a display panel configured to output the generated first view image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.