External depth map transformation method for conversion of two-dimensional images to stereoscopic images

M Dejohn, T Schad, S Jones - US Patent 9,241,147, 2016 - Google Patents
One or more embodiments of the invention are related to the image processing. More
particularly, but not by way of limitation, one or more embodiments of the invention enable …

Image conversion and encoding techniques for displaying stereoscopic 3D images

PV Harman - US Patent 7,551,770, 2009 - Google Patents
A method of producing a depth map for use in the conversion of 2D images into stereoscopic
images including the steps of: identifying at least one object within a 2D image; allocating an …

Method for generating depth maps from monocular images and systems using the same

WJ Huang, KC Liu, L Angot - US Patent 9,030,469, 2015 - Google Patents
This disclosure relates generally to methods for generating depth maps and systems using
the same, and, more particu larly to methods for generating depth maps from images. Such …

System and method for stereo matching of images

DQ Zhang, I Izzat, AB Benitez - US Patent App. 12/664,471, 2010 - Google Patents
0002 Stereoscopic imaging is the process of visually combining at least two images of a
scene, taken from slightly different viewpoints, to produce the illusion of three-dimen sional …

Image conversion and encoding techniques

PV Harman - US Patent 7,894,633, 2011 - Google Patents
A method of producing a depth map for use in the conversion of 2D images into stereoscopic
images includes identifying at least one object within a 2D image; allocating an identifying …

System and method of revising depth of a 3D image pair

LG Chen, C Wu, CT Li, YC Lai, CC Cheng… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the embodiment of the present invention to provide
a system and method of revising depth of a three-dimensional (3D) image to increase quality …

System for combining multiple disparity maps

GR Jones, M Hansard - US Patent 7,567,703, 2009 - Google Patents
There is provided a method of processing image data, comprising the steps of:(a) providing
a plurality of images of a scene;(b) generating a disparity map for each of at least two pairs …

Method and apparatus for generating multi-viewpoint depth map, method for generating disparity of multi-viewpoint image

YS Ho, E Lee, SY Kim - US Patent App. 12/745,099, 2010 - Google Patents
There are provided a method and an apparatus for generating a multi-viewpoint depth map,
and a method for generating a disparity of a multi-viewpoint image. A method for generat ing …

Stereoscopic Image Generating Apparatus and Method

CM Hsieh - US Patent App. 13/097,528, 2012 - Google Patents
A depth map generating device. A first depth information extractor extracts a first depth
information from a main two dimensional (2D) image according to a first algorithm and …

Gradient modeling toolkit for sculpting stereoscopic depth models for converting 2-D images into stereoscopic 3-D images

TH Turner, EM Goldberg, MF Schnittker… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Implementations of the present invention involve methods and systems for creating depth
and volume in a 2-D planar image to create an associated 3-D image by utilizing a plurality …