Creating a depth map
US8036451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of generating a depth map (122) comprising depth values representing distances to a viewer, for respective pixels of an image (100), is disclosed. The method comprises: computing a cost value for a first one of the pixels (108) of the image by combining differences between values of pixels which are disposed on a path (112) from the first one of the pixels (108) to a second one of the pixels (110) which belongs to a predetermined subset of the pixels of the image; and assigning a first one of the depth values corresponding to the first one of the pixels (108) on basis of the cost value.
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