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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Steven Birtwistle, Calgary, CA;
Natascha Wallner, Calgary, CA;
Gregory R. Keech, Calgary, CA;
Christopher Levi Simmons, Calgary, CA;
David A. Spooner, Calgary, CA;
Danny D. Lowe, Calgary, CA;
Steven Birtwistle, Calgary, CA;
Natascha Wallner, Calgary, CA;
Gregory R. Keech, Calgary, CA;
Christopher Levi Simmons, Calgary, CA;
David A. Spooner, Calgary, CA;
Danny D. Lowe, Calgary, CA;
Conversion Works, Inc., Calgary, CA;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for processing 2-D to 3-D image conversion. The system and method includes erode filling when an object has been removed from an image. In one embodiment, a target binary t image mask of the removed object is used for comparison with a binary source mask of the image. In an iterative process, color differences between pixels in the target mask and pixels in the source mask are identified and the pixels in the target mask are changed working from the periphery of the target mask to the center of the mask. Color noise is eliminated in the filled region of the target mask and, if desired, random color noise is added to the filled target mask.