Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090135198 | Method and apparatus for producing digital cartoons - An apparatus for producing digital cartoons includes: an image collection unit for collecting photorealistic image data; and a cartooning processor for performing a rendering process including image abstraction and edge generation on the photorealistic image data collected by the image collection unit to generate cartooned images. The apparatus further includes a stylization unit for producing a cartoon page having various shapes of cartoon frames, resizing the cartooned images to place the resized images into the cartoon frames and adding cartoon elements to the images placed in the cartoon frames. | 05-28-2009 |
20090141021 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE ASSOCIATED WITH SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL INFORMATION - A method for providing knowledge includes creating a three-dimensional virtual space, generating temporal and spatial information including knowledge and space information concerning the three-dimensional virtual space at a specific time point, and associating the temporal and spatial information with the three-dimensional virtual space to be stored in a memory. The creating the three-dimensional virtual space may be created based on a map or a two-dimensional image. | 06-04-2009 |
20090153578 | APPARATUS FOR PROCCESSING EFFECT USING STYLE LINES - An apparatus for processing an effect using style lines, includes a contour line creation unit for creating contour lines using polygons of a three-dimensional (3D) object and location information of a camera; a style line creation unit for putting edge lists, extracted at the time of creating the contour lines, into groups, and creating one or more style lines for each of the groups; and an effect processing unit for representing a line style by inserting the created style lines inside and outside a contour line corresponding to the group. Therefore, representation to appear to have been drawn by a human hand is enabled by adding style lines to existing contour lines in order to represent a line style that belongs to various styles of non-photo realistic rendering. | 06-18-2009 |
20090154762 | Method and system for 2D image transformation with various artistic effects - Disclosed is an image transforming method. A 2D image photographed by a digital camera is transformed into an artistic image through image transformation performed by a computer so that a natural image such as an oil painting, a pen illustration, a cartoon, a dual picture, and a template mosaic as if a person directly depicts can be provided. In the transformation of the 2D image by various artistic effects, the procedure of creating the artistic image is displayed on a screen as if a person works so that a user can view the procedure of creating the artistic image and can be interested in the artistic image. | 06-18-2009 |
20090154841 | Apparatus and method for transforming image in mobile device - An apparatus for transforming an image in a mobile device is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pen style transformation unit for transforming an original image to a pen style image using a separated Gaussian filter and outputting pen style image, a cartoon style transformation unit for transforming the original image to a cartoon style image and outputting the cartoon style image, a mosaic creation unit for creating a photomosaic to which the original image is applied based on an optimum photo image set and outputting the created photo mosaic by applying the created photo mosaic to the original image, and an image output unit for outputting the images output from the pen style transformation unit, the cartoon style transformation unit, and the mosaic creation unit to an output unit. | 06-18-2009 |
20090251470 | System and method for compressing a picture - A system for compressing a picture includes: an information extraction unit for extracting information needed for encoding during a picture scene composition and animation process using a modeling object; and a rendering unit for generating an uncompressed picture sequence by rendering the object where the picture scene composition and animation process is performed. Further, the system for compressing a picture includes an encoding unit for generating a compressed bit stream by encoding the picture sequence from the rendering unit based on the information extracted by the information extraction unit. | 10-08-2009 |
20100156901 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING 3D MODEL - A method of reconstructing a 3D model includes reconstructing a 3D voxel-based visual hull model using input images of an object captured by a multi view camera; converting the 3D voxel-based visual hull model into a mesh model; and generating a result of view-dependent rendering of a 3D model by performing the view-dependent texture mapping on the mesh model obtained through the conversion. Further, the reconstructing includes defining a 3D voxel space to be reconstructed; and excluding voxels not belonging to the object from the defined 3D voxel space. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFORMING SHAPE OF THREE DIMENSIONAL HUMAN BODY MODEL - A method of deforming a shape of a human body model includes the steps of reorganizing human body model data into a joint-skeleton structure-based Non-Uniform Rational B-spline (NURBS) surface model, generating statistical deformation information about control parameters of the NURBS surface model based on parameters of joints and key section curves for specific motions, and deforming the shape of the human body model based on the NURBS surface model and the statistical deformation information. The human body model data includes three-dimensional (3D) human body scan data and a 3D polygon mesh. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157020 | MULTIPLE CAMERA CONTROLLING AND IMAGE STORING APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZED MULTIPLE IMAGE ACQUISITION AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a camera controlling and image storing apparatus for synchronized multiple image acquisition and method thereof, which cut down equipment costs by taking a software approach with respect to various demands of viewers for a broadcasting image. A camera controlling and image storing apparatus, the apparatus includes an image acquiring unit for acquiring synchronized images from multiple cameras losslessly, one or more ingest agents for storing the acquired images, and controlling pan, tilt and zoom operations of the cameras based on the acquired images, and a central server for transmitting a control command to the ingest agents, and receiving and integrating collectively the stored images of the ingets agent. | 06-24-2010 |
20100158354 | METHOD OF CREATING ANIMATABLE DIGITAL CLONE FROM MULTI-VIEW IMAGES - The present invention relates to a method of creating an animatable digital clone includes receiving input multi-view images of an actor captured by at least two cameras and reconstructing a three-dimensional appearance therefrom, accepting shape information selectively based on a probability of photo-consistency in the input multi-view images obtained from the reconstruction and transferring a mesh topology of a reference human body model onto a shape of the actor obtained from the reconstruction. The method further includes generating an initial human body model of the actor via transfer of the mesh topology utilizing sectional shape information of the actor's joints, and generating a genuine human body model of the actor from learning genuine behavioral characteristics of the actor by applying the initial human body model to multi-view posture learning images where performance of a predefined motion by the actor is recorded. | 06-24-2010 |
20100158372 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for separating a foreground and a background. The apparatus includes a background model creation unit for creating a code book including a plurality of code words in order to separate the foreground and the background, and a foreground/background separation unit for separating the foreground and the background using the created code book. The method includes the steps of creating a code book including a plurality of code words in order to separate the foreground and the background, rearranging the cord words of the created code book on the basis of the number of sample data that belong to each of the code words, and separating the foreground and the background using the code book. | 06-24-2010 |
20110037763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME 3D MESH COMPRESSION, BASED ON QUANITZATION - An apparatus for 3D mesh compression based on quantization, includes a data analyzing unit ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110046923 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW-COMPLEXITY THREE-DIMENSIONAL MESH COMPRESSION - An apparatus for compressing low-complexity 3D mesh, includes: a data analyzing unit for decomposing data of an input 3D mesh model into vertices information, property information representing property of the 3D mesh model, and connectivity information between vertices constituting the 3D mesh model; a mesh model quantizing unit for producing quantized vertices, property and connectivity information of the 3D mesh model by using the vertices, property and connectivity information; and a sharable vertex analysis unit for analyzing sharing information between shared vertices of the 3D mesh model. Further, the apparatus includes a data modulation unit for performing a circular DPCM prediction by using quantized values of the consecutive connectivity information of the 3D mesh model; and an entropy encoding unit for outputting coded data of the quantized vertices and property information, and differential pulse-code modulated connectivity information as a bitstream. | 02-24-2011 |
20110096847 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PARSING BITSTREAM - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for parsing a bitstream. The apparatus may include an input port analyzer to analyze an input port indicating a source of data in a description, a data receiver to receive the data via the analyzed input port, and a parsing controller to control a parsing process based on the data received via the input port. | 04-28-2011 |
20110149074 | PORTABLE MULTI-VIEW IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND MULTI-VIEW IMAGE PREPROCESSING METHOD - Provided are a portable multi-view image acquisition system and a multi-view image preprocessing method. The portable multi-view image acquisition system may include: a portable studio including a plurality of cameras movable up, down, left and right; and a preprocessor performing a preprocessing including a subject separation from a multi-view image that is photographed by the plurality of cameras. | 06-23-2011 |
20120014506 | STEREO X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE THROUGH VOLUME RECONSTRUCTION OF IMAGE ACQUIRED FROM THE SAME - A stereo x-ray inspection apparatus and a method for forming a three-dimensional image through volume reconstruction of an image acquired from the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes one x-ray generator and two detectors to acquire two images. The x-ray generator and detectors are arranged in the form of a right-angled triangle, to easily achieve mathematical development and analysis. One of the detectors, which does not just oppose the x-ray generator, is movable and rotatable, to acquire images under the condition that only one detector is moved in accordance with the size of an object, and thus to simplify control operation for the apparatus, so that a more accurate image from an object moving at high speed is acquired. | 01-19-2012 |
20120020233 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DATA IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus for receiving data in a communication system includes a parser configured to receive multimedia data and analyze the multimedia data into a plurality of tokens; a plurality of decoding units configured to receive input tokens corresponding to them among the plurality of tokens and decode the multimedia data; and a scheduler configured to schedule the plurality of tokens and transmit the respective input tokens to the plurality of decoding units at precise times, wherein the plurality of decoding units decode the multimedia data by the input tokens transmitted from the scheduler and provide a multimedia service. | 01-26-2012 |
20120162218 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DIGITAL CLONE - Disclosed herein is technology for generating a digital clone. An apparatus for generating a digital clone includes a standard human body model generation unit for extracting information about appearance deformations based on joint control angles of joints from posture-based appearance deformation examples, generating a parametric shape control engine in which the appearance deformation information is incorporated, and incorporating the parametric shape control engine in a standard mesh-type human body model, thus generating a standard human body model. A unique human body model generation unit receives multi-view image examples based on a change in a posture of an actor, generates a 3D model of the actor based on multi-view image examples, and transfers the standard human body model to the 3D model, thus generating a unique human body model, in which unique appearance deformations of the actor based on the change in the posture of the actor are reflected. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162412 | IMAGE MATTING APPARATUS USING MULTIPLE CAMERAS AND METHOD OF GENERATING ALPHA MAPS - Disclosed herein are an image matting apparatus using multiple cameras and a method of generating alpha maps. The apparatus includes a multi-camera unit, a depth estimation unit, an alpha map estimation unit, and an image matting unit. The multi-camera unit acquires a main image generated when a main camera captures an object at a specific camera angle, and acquires a plurality of sub-images generated when a sub-camera captures the object at different camera angles. The depth estimation unit estimates a depth value, corresponding to a distance between the main camera and the object, for each cluster. The alpha map estimation unit estimates an alpha map of the main image using the depth value estimated by the depth estimation unit. The image matting unit extracts a foreground from the main image using the alpha map, and performs image matting using the extracted foreground. | 06-28-2012 |
20130195185 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO FUNCTIONAL UNIT IN RECONFIGURABLE CODEC - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for providing additional information to an FU in a reconfigurable codec. The apparatus includes a syntax parser, a prediction mode converter unit, and an inverse prediction unit. The syntax parser parses the encoding type value of a multimedia bit stream and a first prediction mode value from the multimedia bit stream. The prediction mode converter unit converts the first prediction mode value into a second prediction mode value corresponding to the encoding type value. The inverse prediction unit determines an inverse prediction operating mode based on the second prediction mode value. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195330 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING JOINT STRUCTURE OF HUMAN BODY - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for estimating the joint structure of a human body. The apparatus includes a multi-view image acquisition unit for receiving multi-view images acquired by capturing a human body. A human body foreground separation unit extracts a foreground region corresponding to the human body from the acquired multi-view images. A human body shape restoration unit restores voxels indicating geometric space occupation information of the human body using the foreground region corresponding to the human body, thus generating voxel-based three-dimensional ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130287121 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARSING BITSTREAM, AND GENERIC PARSING APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for parsing a bitstream that parses a bitstream by reconfiguring a parser during a run-time is disclosed. The method for parsing the bitstream may include reading bitstream syntax information for reconfiguring a parser, determining whether the bitstream syntax information is valid, reconfiguring a pre-defined parser, based on the bitstream syntax information when the bitstream syntax information is determined to be valid, and parsing the bitstream inputted, using the reconfigured parser. | 10-31-2013 |
20140168217 | METHOD OF FITTING VIRTUAL ITEM USING HUMAN BODY MODEL AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FITTING SERVICE OF VIRTUAL ITEM - A method of fitting a virtual item using a human body model and a system for providing a fitting service of a virtual item are provided, the method including determining whether a user is located in an experience area, loading a three-dimensional (3D) standard avatar corresponding to setting information input by the user when the user is located in the trial area, obtaining a depth image of the user corresponding to a preset posture, transforming the 3D standard avatar into a user avatar reflecting body characteristics of the user, using a depth image of the user, fitting a virtual item selected by the user to the user avatar, and applying a motion of the user changing in real time to the user avatar to which the virtual item is fitted. | 06-19-2014 |
20140293072 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING IMAGE DATA - An apparatus for determining image data is disclosed, the apparatus including an image data identifier to evaluate a state change resulting from blocking or opening of a sensor, and identify a stabilized state of image data of the sensor in an opened state, and an image data determiner to receive image data identified to be the stabilized state, and determine the received image data to be image data absent an occurrence of interference between the sensor and another sensor through an integrity assessment of the image data. | 10-02-2014 |
20150032241 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING 3D OBJECT PRINTING AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING 3D OBJECT PRINTING SERVICE - Disclosed herein is a device and method for supporting 3D object printing and an apparatus for providing a 3D object printing service. A proposed device for supporting 3D object printing includes an information collection unit for collecting preference information of a user and performance information of a 3D printer. A download unit downloads a 3D model that is an object to be printed and model information defined in the 3D model in response to a printable selection signal. A model information creation unit creates new model information based on the 3D model and the model information defined in the 3D model. A print control command generation unit generates a print control command based on the preference information of the user and the performance information of the 3D printer, output from the information collection unit, and the new model information, output from the model information creation unit. | 01-29-2015 |