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Virtual viewpoint synthesis method and system

US9838663B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2016
Grant dateDec 5, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2013/0081
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A virtual viewpoint synthesis method and system, including: establishing a left viewpoint virtual view and a right viewpoint virtual view; searching for a candidate pixel in a reference view, and marking a pixel block in which the candidate pixel is not found as a hole point; ranking the found candidate pixels according to depth, and successively calculating a foreground coefficient and a background coefficient for performing weighted summation; enlarging the hole-point regions of the left viewpoint virtual view and/or the right viewpoint virtual view in the direction of the background to remove a ghost pixel; performing viewpoint synthesis on the left viewpoint virtual view and the right viewpoint virtual view; and filling the hole-points of a composite image.

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