Image processing apparatus and method for enhancing depth perception
US8605105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/15
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and a method for enhancing depth are disclosed. The image processing apparatus may classify an input image into a foreground layer, a middle layer, a background layer, may calculate a representative color of each of the classified layers, and perform rendering of a color stereoscopy of the middle layer and a color stereoscopy of the background layer based on the representative color and a lightness of the background layer, thereby enhancing a stereoscopic effect and a depth. Also, a color temperature of the foreground layer and a color temperature of the middle layer are controlled based on the representative color and the background layer, to generate a difference in depth between the middle layer and the foreground layer, thereby representing an image having a more enhanced depth.
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