Focused image generation single depth information from multiple images from multiple sensors
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsJing-Jo Bei, Heng-Chien Wu
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Abstract
An image processing device including an image sensor array, an image pre-processing unit, a depth information generator, and a focusing unit is provided. The image sensor array takes multiple images of a first object and a second object. The image pre-processing unit processes the images to generate two shift images associated with the two objects. The depth information generator generates depth information according to the two shift images. The depth information includes distance information associated with the first object. The focusing unit generates a pair of focused images that have the first object focused thereon according to the depth information and the two shift images.
Claims21
An image processing device comprising:
- an image sensor array including a plurality of image sensors configured to take a plurality of images of a first object and a second object;
- an image pre-processing circuit coupled to the image sensor array and configured to receive the images and process the images to generate a first shift image and a second shift image associated with the first object and the second object;
- a depth information generator coupled to the image pre-processing circuit and configured to generate depth information according to the first shift image and the second shift image, wherein the depth information includes first distance information associated with the first object;
- a focusing circuit coupled to the image pre-processing circuit and the depth information generator and configured to generate a first pair of focused images according to the depth information, the first shift image, and the second shift image, wherein the first pair of focused images have the first object focused thereon;
- a three-dimensional image synthesizer coupled to the focusing circuit and configured to generate a three-dimensional image according to the first pair of focused images and an occlusion location information;
- a two-dimensional image synthesizer coupled to the focusing circuit and configured to generate a two-dimensional image according to the first pair of focused images;
- an occlusion detector coupled to the depth information generator, the focusing circuit and the three-dimensional image synthesizer and configured to generate the occlusion location information corresponding to the first pair of focused images according to the depth information and the first pair of focused images;
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- a display unit coupled to the three-dimensional image synthesizer and configured to display the three-dimensional age in a stereoscopic three-dimensional way.
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