Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110193860 | Method and Apparatus for Converting an Overlay Area into a 3D Image - Apparatuses and methods for converting an overlay area of a two-dimensional (2D) monoscopic image into a three-dimensional (3D) image are provided. A depth map representing a perspective based on an input monoscopic image is generated to provide depth values of the input monoscopic image. At least one overlay area and at least one background image included in the input monoscopic image are then detected, and a depth value of one or more or both of the overlay area and the background image are corrected to a desired value. A stereoscopic image is generated based on the corrected depth value, such that the resulting stereoscopic image prevents inconsistent viewing depths between an overlay area and the background image in order to prevent viewer fatigue. | 08-11-2011 |
20120113219 | IMAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHODS USING THE SAME - A method for converting an image in an image conversion apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving a stereo image, down-scaling the stereo image, performing stereo-matching by applying adaptive weight to the down-scaled stereo images, generating a depth map according to the stereo-matching, up-scaling the depth map by referring to an input image of original resolution, and generating a plurality of multi-view images by performing depth-image-based rendering with respect to the up-scaled depth map and the input image of original resolution. Accordingly, a plurality of multi-view images may be obtained with ease. | 05-10-2012 |
20120139910 | 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS AND 3D DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus and method controlling thereof are provided. The 3D display apparatus includes: a reception unit which receives a 3D image signal from another 3D display apparatus; a conversion unit which converts a disparity of the 3D image signal based on transmitter information of the other 3D display apparatus and receiver information of the 3D display apparatus, and generates an output 3D image signal having depth information which is proportional to depth information of the 3D image signal; and a display unit which outputs the output 3D image signal. | 06-07-2012 |
20130033487 | IMAGE TRANSFORMING DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided are image transforming device and method. The image transforming method includes: receiving a selection of first and second images which are separately captured; extracting a matching point between the first and second images; calculating a first transformation parameter of the first image and a second transformation parameter of the second image by using the matching point; and applying the first transformation parameter to the first image to generate a left eye image and the second transformation parameter to the second image to generate a right eye image. Therefore, a 3-dimensional (3D) image is generated by using a separately captured image. | 02-07-2013 |
20130257861 | 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE USING THE SAME - A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus is provided, including an image input device which receives an image and depth information, a multi-view image generator which generates a multi-view foreground image having depth information which is less than a preset depth value, and a multi-view rear ground image having depth information which is equal to or greater than the preset depth value, using the received image and depth information, a multi-view image renderer which performs rendering by arranging the multi-view foreground image according to a first arrangement pattern and the multi-view rear ground image according to a second arrangement pattern, and a display which outputs the rendered multi-view image. | 10-03-2013 |
20130286011 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE USING AN ENERGY VALUE AND METHOD OF PRECESSING AND DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - An image processing method is provided. The image processing method includes: shifting an object displayed in a reference image according to depth information; determining a stretching area of a variable size by using an energy value of a background area of the shifted object; and inserting a pixel of the stretching area into a hole area generated by shifting the object to generate a target image. This results in prevention of the phenomenon of image quality deterioration. | 10-31-2013 |
20140055450 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus and a method of processing an image are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a depth estimation unit for estimating a depth of an input three-dimensional (3D) image; a text area detection unit for detecting a text area included in the 3D image; a mask generation unit for generating a text mask for the text area; and a depth correction unit for correcting a depth of the text area based on the estimated depth of the input 3D image and the text mask. | 02-27-2014 |
20140139515 | 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE USING THE SAME - A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus is provided, including an image input device which receives an image and depth information, a multi-view image generator which generates a multi-view foreground image having depth information which is less than a preset depth value, and a multi-view rear ground image having depth information which is equal to or greater than the preset depth value, using the received image and depth information, a multi-view image renderer which performs rendering by arranging the multi-view foreground image according to a first arrangement pattern and the multi-view rear ground image according to a second arrangement pattern, and a display which outputs the rendered multi-view image. | 05-22-2014 |
20140185939 | IMAGE TRANSFORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image transformation apparatus includes a detection unit which is configured to detect, from each of a user image and a reference image, feature points of a face and angle information of the face, a feature points adjusting unit which is configured to adjust the feature points of the user image or the reference image by using the detected angle information, a face analysis unit which is configured to compare facial features contained in the user image and the reference image by using the adjusted feature points, and an image transformation unit which is configured to transform the user image by using a result of the comparison of the facial features from the face analysis unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20140285517 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD TO DISPLAY ACTION VIDEO - A display device includes: an input unit configured to receive a content selection command; a storage unit configured to store an image of a user; a controller configured to extract skeleton information of the user from the user image, search for data of an action of an actor related to a content selected by the content selection command, and extract skeleton information of the actor from an image of the actor included in the searched action data; and a display unit, wherein the controller is further configured to generate new action data including the actor image replaced with the user image by mapping the user skeleton information on the actor skeleton information, and control the display unit to display the new action data. | 09-25-2014 |
20150032906 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING IP ADDRESS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for selecting a source address in a host electronic device is provided. The method includes determining an address type to use in communication of an application which is being executed, selecting a source address based on the determined address type, and setting the selected source address as a source Internet Protocol (IP) address for a transmission packet of the application which is being executed. | 01-29-2015 |
20150077526 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multi-viewpoint image display device is provided. The display device includes a tracker configured to track a position of a face of a user according to a user shifting position, a display configured to provide a multi-view and to select and provide first and second target views of the multi-view as user's left-eye and right-eye images, and a controller configured to shift positions of the multi-view and to provide the shifted multi-view so that the first and second target views are provided as the user's left-eye and right-eye images based on the tracked face position of the face of the user. | 03-19-2015 |