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Mesh generation from depth images

US8976168B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2011
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/96
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for mesh generation from depth images are provided. According to one aspect, a method executable by a compression device for sending compressed depth information is provided. The method may comprise, at a compression module executed on the compression device, receiving a depth image of a scene from a depth camera. The depth image may include a matrix of pixels, each pixel in the matrix including a depth value indicating a depth of an object in the scene observed at that pixel. The method may further comprise compressing the depth image into a tree data structure, and sending the tree data structure via a communication path to a rendering device for generating a mesh of the scene at the rendering device.

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