The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Massimiliano Barone, Cormano, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A depth map is generated from at least a first and a second image. A plurality of reference pixels are selected in the first image. A cost function is used to associate each reference pixel with a respective pixel in the second image. A masking operation is used to identify a subset of pixels in a block of pixels surrounding a reference pixel and the cost function is based on the identified subset of pixels. A disparity between each reference pixel and the respective pixel in said second image is determined, and a depth value is determined for each reference pixel as a function of the respective disparity. A depth map is generated based on the determined depth values.