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US 9,519,992 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for processing image
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorWon-jun Roh
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a ray generator configured to generate at least one ray, a plurality of tree searchers configured to perform a tree search of the generated at least one ray, an area divider configured to divide the generated at least one ray into a plurality of subareas based on information regarding a number of tree searches of a previous image frame, and a ray allocator configured to allocate the plurality of subareas divided by the area divider to the plurality of tree searchers respectively.
Claims18
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to execute:
- a ray generator configured to generate at least one ray;
- a plurality of tree searchers configured to perform a tree search of the generated at least one ray;
- an area divider configured to divide the generated at least one ray into a plurality of subareas based on information regarding a number of tree searches of a previous image frame;
- and
- a ray allocator configured to allocate the plurality of subareas divided by the area divider to the plurality of tree searchers, respectively, wherein the area divider is configured to store a plurality of division categories wherein the subareas are divided by at least one method, determine a division category having a shortest tree search time for the previous image frame among the plurality of division categories, and divide the generated at least one ray into a plurality of subareas corresponding to the determined division category.
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An image processing method of an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- generating at least one ray;
- dividing the generated at least one ray into a plurality of subareas based on information regarding a number of tree searches of a previous image frame;
- allocating the plurality of divided subareas to a plurality of tree searchers, respectively;
- and
- by the plurality of tree searchers, performing a tree search of the generated at least one ray,
- wherein in the dividing operation, a plurality of division categories where the subareas are divided using at least one method are stored, a division category having a shortest tree search time for the previous image frame among the plurality of division categories is determined, and the generated at least one ray is divided into the plurality of subareas corresponding to the determined division category.
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A method of processing an image, the method comprising:
- generating at least one ray;
- dividing the generated at least one ray into at least one subarea;
- allocating the generated at least one ray to at least one tree searcher according to subarea division information;
- and
- performing a tree search of the at least one ray by the at least one tree searcher,
- wherein the at least one ray is allocated according to a tree search time of a previous image frame,
- wherein, in the dividing operation, a plurality of division categories where the subareas are divided using at least one method are stored, a division categories having a shortest tree search time for the previous image frame among the plurality of division categories is determined, and the generated at least one ray is divided into the plurality of subareas corresponding to the determined division category.
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An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a processor configured to execute:
- a ray generator configured to generate at least one ray;
- an area divider configured to divide an image frame into at least one subarea;
- a ray allocator configured to allocate the generated at least one ray to at least one subarea;
- and
- at least one tree searcher configured to perform a tree search on the allocated at least one ray, wherein the at least one ray is allocated according to subarea division information, wherein the area divider is configured to store a plurality of division categories where the subareas are divided by a least one method, determine a division category having a shortest tree search time for the previous image frame among the plurality of division categories, and divide the generated at least one ray into the plurality of subareas corresponding to the determined division category.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.