Image processing method and apparatus therefor
US8767048B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2213/003
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing method, including extracting shot information from metadata, wherein the shot information is used to classify a series of two-dimensional images into predetermined units; if it is determined, by using shot type information included in the shot information, that frames classified as a predetermined shot can be reproduced as a three-dimensional image, extracting background depth information from the metadata, wherein the background depth information is about a background of the frames classified as the predetermined shot; generating a depth map about the background of the frames by using the background depth information; if the frames classified as the predetermined shot comprise object, extracting object depth information about the object from the metadata; and generating a depth map about the object by using the object depth information.
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