OBJECT TRACKING AND HIGHLIGHTING IN STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES
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1. A method comprising:
- selecting the object within the stereoscopic image;
generating a modified left image by moving the object by a left offset distance from an initial position within the left image;
generating a modified right image by moving the object by a right offset distance from an initial position within the right image; and
generating a modified stereoscopic image based on the modified left image and the modified right image,wherein a perceived depth of the object within the stereoscopic image changes on account of moving the object by the left offset distance and by the right offset distance.
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Abstract
A technique for tracking and highlighting an object in stereoscopic images by changing the depth of the object is disclosed. A stereoscopic image is processed using an object detection algorithm to select the pixels associated with the object in the image. The depth of the object is adjusted in the stereoscopic image by adjusting the disparity between the pixels associated with the object in the left and right stereoscopic image pair. The processed stereoscopic image is then displayed on a stereoscopic display or stored in memory. An object is tracked by highlighting the object in consecutive stereoscopic images that depict the object.
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1. A method comprising:
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selecting the object within the stereoscopic image; generating a modified left image by moving the object by a left offset distance from an initial position within the left image; generating a modified right image by moving the object by a right offset distance from an initial position within the right image; and generating a modified stereoscopic image based on the modified left image and the modified right image, wherein a perceived depth of the object within the stereoscopic image changes on account of moving the object by the left offset distance and by the right offset distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium including instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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selecting the object within the stereoscopic image; generating a modified left image by moving the object by a left offset distance from an initial position within the left image; generating a modified right image by moving the object by a right offset distance from an initial position within the right image; and generating a modified stereoscopic image based on the modified left image and the modified right image, wherein a perceived depth of the object within the stereoscopic image changes on account of moving the object by the left offset distance and by the right offset distance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
a processing unit configured to; select the object within the stereoscopic image, generate a modified left image by moving the object by a left offset distance from an initial position within the left image, generate a modified right image by moving the object by a right offset distance from an initial position within the right image, and generate a modified stereoscopic image based on the modified left image and the modified right image, wherein a perceived depth of the object within the stereoscopic image changes on account of moving the object by the left offset distance and by the right offset distance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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