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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2024
Applicants:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Iucf-hyu (Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University), Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Kwan-Jung Oh, Daejeon, KR;
Gwangsoon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Euee-S. Jang, Seoul, KR;
Jai-Young Oh, Seoul, KR;
Tian-Yu Dong, Seoul, KR;
Xin Li, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/30 (2014.01); H04N 19/136 (2014.01); H04N 19/182 (2014.01); H04N 19/20 (2014.01); H04N 19/46 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/30 (2014.11); H04N 19/136 (2014.11); H04N 19/182 (2014.11); H04N 19/20 (2014.11); H04N 19/46 (2014.11);
Abstract
An image encoding method according to the present disclosure may include generating an atlas based on a plurality of viewpoint images; encoding the atlas; and encoding metadata for the atlas. In this case, the metadata may include first information showing whether a viewpoint image is a background image.