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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2004
Marc Joseph Rita Op DE Beeck, Eindhoven, NL;
Fabian Edgar Ernst, Eindhoven, NL;
Marc Joseph Rita Op De Beeck, Eindhoven, NL;
Fabian Edgar Ernst, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A multi-view image generation unit () for generating a multi-view image on basis of an input image is disclosed. The generation unit () comprises: edge detection means () for detecting an edge in the input image; depth map generation means () for generating a depth map for the input image on basis of the edge, a first group of elements of the depth map corresponding to the edge having a first depth value, related to a viewer of the multi-view image, and a second group of elements of the depth map corresponding to a region of the input image, being located adjacent to the edge, having a second depth value, related to the viewer of the multi-view image, the first value being less than the second value; and rendering means () for rendering the multi-view image on basis of the input image and the depth map.