Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University

Bon Woo Hwang

Bon Ki Koo

Ji Hyung Lee

Kap Kee Kim

Seung Wook Lee

Seong Jae Lim

Ho Won Kim

Chang Woo Chu

Jin Seo Kim

Seung Uk Yoon

Jin Sung Choi

Ji Young Park

Il Kyu Park

Chang Joon Park

Young Jik Lee

Hye Ryeong Jun

Tae-Joon Kim

Euee Seon Jang

Seung-Uk Yoon

Jeung Chul Park

Bo Youn Kim

Bonki Koo

Yoon-Seok Choi

Gil Haeng Lee

Jaebum Jun

Giseok Son

Seong Jae Lin

Daiyong Kim

Kyoung Soo Son

Byoungjun Kim

A method and a system for generating a 3D image of a character through steps of: receiving an identifier of a template and a two-dimensional (2D) image of the character generated based on the template corresponding to a type of the character; acquiring template information of the template from a template library by using the identifier, and extracting an effective parameter for machine learning to be performed to generate the 3D image based on the template information and the 2D image; and generating the 3D image of the character by performing the machine learning based on the effective parameter and the template information are provided.

Method and system for generating 3D image of character

An apparatus for generating a 3D printing model using multiple textures includes a template model storage unit configured to store template models that are 3D models previously manufactured to be printable, a 3D model conversion unit configured to, upon receiving a 3D input model and a texture image, perform mesh deformation on the template model stored in the template model storage unit by using geometric information about the 3D input model, a texture processing unit configured to assign the texture image to the 3D model having being subjected to the mesh deformation, and a 3D printing model output unit configured to output a geometric model and a texture image of the template model which are finally calculated.

Apparatus and method for generating 3D printing model using multiple textures

Provided is a method and apparatus for reconstructing a three-dimensional (3D) face based on a stereo camera, the method including: acquiring n images of a target by controlling a plurality of stereo cameras in response to an image acquirement request, wherein n denotes a natural number; extracting n face regions from the n images, respectively; and reconstructing a viewpoint-based face image based on the n face regions.

Method and apparatus for reconstructing 3D face with stereo camera

The present invention provides a local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation apparatus, including one or more 3-D facial model generation cameras for photographing a face of an object at various angles in order to obtain one or more 3-D face models, a 3-D face-inherent model generation unit for generating a 3-D face-inherent model by composing the one or more 3-D face models, a local photographing camera for photographing a local part of the face of the object, a control unit for controlling the position of the local photographing camera on the 3-D face-inherent model, and a local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation unit for generating a local multi-resolution face-inherent model by composing an image captured by the local photographing camera and the 3-D face-inherent model, a local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation using the local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation apparatus, and a skin management system.

Local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation apparatus and method and facial skin management system

A system for managing face data includes a global face capturing unit configured to capture a global face image; and a global face data generation unit configured to obtain shape information and texture information of global face data, and generate the global face data. Further, the system includes a local face capturing unit configured to capture a plurality of local face images; and a global face posture extraction unit configured to estimate a position and a direction of the face of a captured user. Furthermore, the system includes a local capturing device posture extraction unit configured to extract posture information of the local face capturing unit; and a local face data generation unit configured to generate texture information and shape information, and generate local face data.

System and method for managing face data

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.

Method and apparatus for deforming shape of three dimensional human body model

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.

Method of creating animatable digital clone from multi-view images

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatuses for segmenting multi-view images into foreground and background based on a codebook. For example, in some embodiments, an apparatus is provided that includes: (a) a background model generation unit for extracting a codebook from multi-view background images and generating codeword mapping tables operating in conjunction with the codebook; and (b) a foreground and background segmentation unit for segmenting multi-view images into foreground and background using the codebook and the codeword mapping tables.

Method and apparatus for segmenting multi-view images into foreground and background based on codebook

An apparatus for 3D mesh compression based on quantization, 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: and a mesh model quantizing unit () for producing quantized vertices and property information of the 3D mesh model by using the vertices, property and connectivity information (). Further, the apparatus for 3D mesh compression based on quantization includes a decision bit encoding unit () for calculating a decision bit by using the quantized connectivity information and then encoding the quantized vertex information, property information and connectivity information () by using the decision bit.

Method and apparatus for real time 3D mesh compression, based on quanitzation

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.

Apparatus and method for separating foreground and background

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Bon Woo Hwang