Method and apparatus for the processing of images
US6556196B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/44
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of processing an image of a three-dimensional object, including the steps of providing a morphable object model derived from a plurality of 3D images, matching the morphable object model to at least one 2D object image, and providing the matched morphable object model as a 3D representation of the object. A method of generating a morphable object model includes the steps of generating a 3D database comprising a plurality of 3D images of prototype objects, subjecting the data of the 3D database to a data processing providing correspondences between the prototype objects and at least one reference object, and providing the morphable object model as a set of objects comprising linear combinations of the shapes and textures of the prototype objects.
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