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Segmenting three-dimensional video images using stereo

US7054479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2004
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/10021
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a method and apparatus to segment a three-dimensional scene having foreground and background regions. Regions in stereo images of the 3-D scene are matched. The stereo images include left and right images. Ranges of matched regions are computed. The foreground region is separated from the background region using the computed ranges of the matched regions.

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