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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2010
Young Ju Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Yong Ju Jung, Metropolitan, KR;
Du Sik Park, Suwon-si, KR;
A Ron Baik, Yongin-si, KR;
Ji Won Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Ju Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Yong Ju Jung, Metropolitan, KR;
Du Sik Park, Suwon-si, KR;
A Ron Baik, Yongin-si, KR;
Ji Won Kim, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) image generation apparatus and method using a region extension of an object in a depth map is provided. The 3D image generation apparatus may include a discontinuity preservation smoothing filtering unit to apply a discontinuity preservation smoothing filter preserving discontinuity of a boundary or a shape of a depth image, a boundary preservation filtering unit to apply a max filter to a depth image for increasing a depth value of an object, and a rendering unit to render a two-dimensional (2D) color image and the filtered depth image and to generate a 3D image.