Method for alignment of low-quality noisy depth map to the high-resolution colour image

S Smirnov, M Georgiev, A Gotchev - US Patent 10,453,249, 2019 - Google Patents
Various embodiments are provided which relate to the field of image signal processing,
specifically relating to the generation of a depth-view image of a scene from a set of input …

Backfilling clouds of 3D coordinates

TN Mundhenk, Y Owechko, K Kim - US Patent 9,772,405, 2017 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are provided for backfilling a 3D cloud of coordinates. One
embodiment is an apparatus that includes a camera able to capture an image, and a …

Scene reconstruction from high spatio-angular resolution light fields

A Sorkine-hornung, C Kim, H Zimmer, Y Pritch… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
The disclosure provides an approach for estimating depth in a scene. According to one
aspect, regions where the depth estimation is expected to perform well may first be identified …

Generating 3D images using multi-resolution camera set

S Nisenzon - US Patent 10,326,981, 2019 - Google Patents
Techniques for generating 3D images using multi-resolution camera set are described. In
one example embodiment, the method includes, disposing a set of multi-resolution cameras …

Efficient scene depth map enhancement for low power devices

MNL Jouppi, MW Tao, E Bujold… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
An electronic device comprises circuitry implementing a depth map enhancer. The depth
map enhancer obtains an initial depth map corresponding to a scene and an image of the …

Method, system and apparatus for forming a high resolution depth map

EYC Wan - US Patent 9,589,319, 2017 - Google Patents
An input depth map is received having less resolution than an image. From a window region
about an image pixel of the image, pixels are selected having a substantially similar …

Dynamic POV composite 3D video system

AJ Wheeler, C Plagemann, H Dahlkamp… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and techniques are disclosed for visually rendering a requested scene
based on a virtual camera perspective request as well as a projection of two or more video …

Depth image conversion apparatus and method

O Choi, HS Lim, KC Lee - US Patent 9,047,681, 2015 - Google Patents
Provided are an apparatus and method for converting a low resolution depth image to a
depth image having a resolution identical to a resolution of a high-resolution color image …

High resolution depth map computation using multiresolution camera clusters for 3D image generation

S Nisenzon - US Patent 9,729,857, 2017 - Google Patents
Techniques for generating 3D images using multi-resolution camera clusters are described.
In one example embodiment, the method includes, disposing a multi-resolution camera set …

Image super-resolution reconstruction system and method

H Li, YY Chen, LW Chu, J He - US Patent 9,240,033, 2016 - Google Patents
The present disclosure discloses an image super-resolution reconstruction method,
comprising the steps of: performing an edge detection on low-resolution images to be …