IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a light field data position determiner configured to determine a position of a portion of light field data among light field data corresponding to a scene, according to a desired focusing position;
a refocusing image generator configured to generate a refocusing first image by use of the position determined portion of light field data;
a high resolution image generator configured to generate a high-resolution image comprising a predetermined setting ratio, relative to the refocusing first image;
a synthesis ratio determiner configured to determine a ratio for local synthesis between the high-resolution image and an enlarged image of the refocusing first image, by use of a similarity with respect to the position determined portion of light field data; and
an image synthesizer configured to generate a synthesized image by synthesizing the high-resolution image and the enlarged image of the refocusing first image, according to the local synthesis ratio.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus and image processing method capable of providing a high-resolution image for a desired position by use of light field data are provided. The image processing apparatus may determine a position of a portion of light field data among light field data corresponding to a scene, according to a desired focusing position, generate a refocusing first image by use of the position determined portion of light field data, generate a high-resolution image having a predetermined setting ratio relative to the refocusing first image, determine a ratio for local synthesis between the high-resolution image and an enlarged image of the refocusing first image by use of a similarity with respect to the position determined portion of light field data, and generate a synthesized image by synthesizing the high-resolution image and the enlarged image of the refocusing first image according to the local synthesis ratio.
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27 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
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a light field data position determiner configured to determine a position of a portion of light field data among light field data corresponding to a scene, according to a desired focusing position; a refocusing image generator configured to generate a refocusing first image by use of the position determined portion of light field data; a high resolution image generator configured to generate a high-resolution image comprising a predetermined setting ratio, relative to the refocusing first image; a synthesis ratio determiner configured to determine a ratio for local synthesis between the high-resolution image and an enlarged image of the refocusing first image, by use of a similarity with respect to the position determined portion of light field data; and an image synthesizer configured to generate a synthesized image by synthesizing the high-resolution image and the enlarged image of the refocusing first image, according to the local synthesis ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An image processing method, the method comprising:
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determining a position of a portion of light field data among light field data corresponding to a scene, according to a desired focusing position; generating a refocusing first image by use of the position determined portion of light field data; generating a high-resolution image comprising a predetermined setting ratio, relative to the refocusing first image; determining a ratio for local synthesis between the high-resolution image and an enlarged image of the refocusing first image, by use of a similarity with respect to the position determined portion of light field data; and generating a synthesized image by synthesizing the high-resolution image and the enlarged image of the refocusing first image, according to the local synthesis ratio. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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21. A method of processing an acquired four-dimensional (4D) light field, the method comprising:
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determining a desired focusing position and estimating an alpha value for the focusing position, the alpha value representing a relationship between a photographic plane and a refocusing plane; generating a refocusing image from angular data according to the alpha value; generating a high-resolution image by increasing a resolution of a focusing region, based on a sub-pixel displacement of the angular data according to the alpha value; dividing the focusing region from an out-of-focus region by checking a similarity of the angular data according to the alpha value; and performing fusion on the refocusing image and the high-resolution image. - View Dependent Claims (22, 24)
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25. An image processing method, comprising:
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from light field data corresponding to a scene, generating a refocusing image corresponding to a part of an image representing the scene, the refocusing image including a desired focusing position; generating an enlarged image of the refocusing image; generating a high resolution image corresponding to the enlarged image using the light field data corresponding to the part of the image; and generating a synthesized image based on the high resolution image and the enlarged image. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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