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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hisako Sugano, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, and a decoding method capable of generating a more accurate three-dimensional model. A three-dimensional model generating unit generates three-dimensional model information representing a three-dimensional model of a subject on the basis of a plurality of captured images and active depth information, and a conversion processing unit converts the three-dimensional model represented by the three-dimensional model information into a plurality of two-dimensional images by projecting the three-dimensional model from a plurality of directions, and generates depth information representing a depth from an arbitrary viewpoint to the three-dimensional model by using the plurality of two-dimensional images. Then, transmit data including the plurality of two-dimensional images, the depth information, and the active depth information is transmitted to the decoding device. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a free viewpoint video transmission system.