Image processing apparatus and method of enhancing depth perception
US8265385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/122
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus and method for enhancing a depth perception. The image processing apparatus and method for enhancing the depth perception may classify an input image including a plurality of layers according to a depth into a foreground layer, a middle layer, and a background layer, and process a color component of each of the layers. The image processing apparatus and method for enhancing the depth perception may enhance the depth perception by stages according to the depth, thereby generating an image expressing natural realism.
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