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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2009
Kai-che Liu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Fu-chiang Jan, Jhuolan Township, Miaoli County, TW;
Wen-chao Chen, Kaohsiung, TW;
Cheng-feng Wu, Puzih, TW;
Tsu-han Chen, Wexford, PA (US);
Qi Wu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kai-Che Liu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Fu-Chiang Jan, Jhuolan Township, Miaoli County, TW;
Wen-Chao Chen, Kaohsiung, TW;
Cheng-Feng Wu, Puzih, TW;
Tsu-Han Chen, Wexford, PA (US);
Qi Wu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An example-based 2D to 3D image conversion method, a computer readable medium therefore, and a system are provided. The embodiments are based on an image database with depth information or with which depth information can be generated. With respect to a 2D image to be converted into 3D content, a matched background image is found from the database. In addition, graph-based segmentation and comparison techniques are employed to detect the foreground of the 2D image so that the relative depth map can be generated from the foreground and background information. Therefore, the 3D content can be provided with the 2D image plus the depth information. Thus, users can rapidly obtain the 3D content from the 2D image automatically and the rendering of the 3D content can be achieved.