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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/50 (2011.01); G06T 15/55 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/50 (2013.01); G06T 15/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sampler of an image processing apparatus may sample at least one first virtual point light (VPL) from a direct light view. The sampler may sample a second VPL in a three-dimensional (3D) space independent of the direct light view. A calculator may calculate a luminance of the second VPL using a first VPL adjacent to the second VPL selected from among the at least one first VPL.