US Patent Application 18450193. GENERATING 3D DATA IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM simplified abstract

GENERATING 3D DATA IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM

Organization Name

Snap Inc.

Inventor(s)

Kyle Goodrich of Venice CA (US)

Samuel Edward Hare of Los Angeles CA (US)

Maxim Maximov Lazarov of Culver City CA (US)

Tony Mathew of Los Angeles CA (US)

Andrew James Mcphee of Culver City CA (US)

Daniel Moreno of New York NY (US)

Dhritiman Sagar of Marina del Rey CA (US)

Wentao Shang of Los Angeles CA (US)

GENERATING 3D DATA IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18450193 titled 'GENERATING 3D DATA IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The subject technology described in the patent application applies a three-dimensional (3D) effect to image data and depth data using an augmented reality content generator.

• The technology generates a segmentation mask based on the image data, which helps in identifying different objects or areas in the image.
• Background inpainting and blurring techniques are applied to the image data using the segmentation mask, resulting in background inpainted image data.
• A packed depth map is generated based on the depth data, which provides information about the distance of objects in the image.
• The technology uses a processor to generate a message that includes information about the applied 3D effect, the image data, and the depth data.

Original Abstract Submitted

The subject technology applies a three-dimensional (3D) effect to image data and depth data based at least in part on an augmented reality content generator. The subject technology generates a segmentation mask based at least on the image data. The subject technology performs background inpainting and blurring of the image data using at least the segmentation mask to generate background inpainted image data. The subject technology generates a packed depth map based at least in part on the a depth map of the depth data. The subject technology generates, using the processor, a message including information related to the applied 3D effect, the image data, and the depth data.