Iterative reprojection of images
US8624891B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/261
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for performing image space reprojection iteratively. An insignificant parallax threshold depth is computed for a source image. Portions of the image having depth values greater than the insignificant parallax threshold depth may be shifted uniformly to produce corresponding portions of the reprojection (target) image. An iterative fixed-point reprojection algorithm is used to reproject the portions of the source image having depth values less than or equal to the insignificant parallax threshold depth. The fixed point reprojection algorithm quickly converges on the best pixel in the source image for each pixel in a target image representing an offset view of the source image. An additional rendering pass is employed to fill disoccluded regions of the target image, where the reprojection algorithm fails to converge.
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