18279874. IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM simplified abstract (NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION)

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Organization Name

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Masato Ono of Musashino-shi, Tokyo (JP)

Takashi Sano of Musashino-shi, Tokyo (JP)

Shinji Fukatsu of Musashino-shi, Tokyo (JP)

Yumi Kikuchi of Musashino-shi, Tokyo (JP)

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18279874 titled 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an image processing device that can estimate the depth of frames in a moving image by analyzing the differences between frames and generating functions for mapping the depth of each frame.

• Frame determination unit identifies frames with significant differences in size compared to neighboring frames.
• Depth estimation unit calculates the depth of each frame between the identified frames.
• Function generation unit creates functions for mapping the depth of each frame based on the depth of the identified frames.

• • Potential Applications:**

• 3D movie production
• Virtual reality content creation
• Augmented reality applications

• • Problems Solved:**

• Accurately estimating depth in moving images
• Enhancing visual effects in multimedia content
• Improving depth perception in virtual environments

• • Benefits:**

• Enhanced depth mapping capabilities
• Improved quality of 3D content
• Better user experience in virtual and augmented reality applications

Original Abstract Submitted

An image processing device according to an embodiment includes: a frame determination unit that, when a size of a differential region between one frame and a frame after the frame in chronological order in a moving image satisfies a predetermined condition and is large, determines the one frame and the frame at a later timing as first and second frames serving as generation sources of functions used for mapping depths of the frames; a depth estimation unit that estimates a depth of each frame between the first and second frames; and a function generation unit that generates the function used for mapping the depth of the first frame as a function usable for mapping the depth of the each frame and generates the function used for mapping the depth of the second frame.