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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Khang Nguyen, Osaka, JP;
Pongsak Lasang, Singapore, SG;
Kyaw Kyaw Win, Singapore, SG;
Sheng Mei Shen, Singapore, SG;
Khang Nguyen, Osaka, JP;
Pongsak Lasang, Singapore, SG;
Kyaw Kyaw Win, Singapore, SG;
Sheng Mei Shen, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An image generation apparatus includes: a pixel-shifted image generation unit which generates a first pixel-shifted image resulting from a process of shifting, based on an input image and a depth map, a pixel in the input image by a shift amount corresponding to the new viewpoint, and a second pixel-shifted image resulting from a process of shifting, by the same shift amount as for the first pixel-shifted image, a pixel in a background edge image included in the input image and containing a pixel located in a background region around an edge of a foreground object; an image fusion unit which fuses the second pixel-shifted image and the first pixel-shifted image to include a background region in the second pixel-shifted image into a hole; and a hole filling unit which fills the hole with pixel information based on the fused pixel-shifted image.