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Method, apparatus and computer program product for blending multimedia content

  • US 10,097,807 B2
  • Filed: 10/06/2014
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • facilitating access, using a processor, to a plurality of source multimedia content, wherein the plurality of source multimedia content comprises at least two source multimedia content, at least one source multimedia content of the plurality of source multimedia content comprising corresponding depth information;

    generating a blend map by defining a plurality of depth layers sourced from the at least two source multimedia content, at least one depth layer of the plurality of depth layers being associated with a respective depth limit, wherein defining the plurality of depth layers comprises;

    selecting, for the at least one depth layer, pixels from the at least one source multimedia content of the plurality of source multimedia content having a depth being within the respective depth limit associated with the at least one depth layer, wherein the plurality of depth layers comprises a background layer; and

    combining the selected pixels; and

    generating, using the processor, a blended multimedia content by blending the plurality of source multimedia content based on the blend map such that the blended multimedia content includes portions from the at least two source multimedia content, wherein the background layer is blended without utilizing the blend map.

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