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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Ji Won Kim, Seoul, KR;
Yong Ju Jung, Daejeon-si, KR;
Aron Baik, Yongin-si, KR;
Du-sik Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Ji Won Kim, Seoul, KR;
Yong Ju Jung, Daejeon-si, KR;
Aron Baik, Yongin-si, KR;
Du-Sik Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/00 (2011.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) image generator and 3D image generation method scale a depth map or a two-dimensional (2D) image, perform a cross filtering to sharpen a blurred region on the depth map based on location information of the depth map and 2D image, and thus obtain a clearer depth map and provide a more graphical 3D image using the depth map.