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THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA PROCESSING

  • US 20110181588A1
  • Filed: 09/23/2009
  • Published: 07/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing three dimensional image data for use in rendering image elements of at least one view of the three dimensional image data, the method comprising:

  • providing (101) a first image;

    providing (103) a mixed image being a combination of the first image and a second image, the second image being a foreground image relative to the first image and the combination being in response to transparency data for the second image;

    providing (105) a transparency map related to the mixed image, the transparency map comprising transparency values for pixels of the mixed image;

    providing (107) a first depth indication map for the mixed image, the first depth indication map comprising depth indication values for pixels of the mixed image; and

    providing (111) the three dimensional image data comprising the first image, the mixed image, the transparency map and the first depth indication map.

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