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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Jae-young Sim, Yongin-si, KR;
Do-kyoon Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kee-chang Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for obtaining depth information are provided. The method includes calculating a relative depth value between a first color pixel and a second color pixel based on values of color pixels of a color image, and calculating a depth value of a second depth pixel that belongs to a depth image corresponding to the color image, matches the second color pixel, and does not have the depth value, based on the calculated relative depth value and a depth value of a first depth value that belongs to the depth image, matching the first color pixel, and has the depth value thereof.