APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING 2D CONTENT INTO 3D CONTENT

• US 20130057647A1
• Filed: 08/24/2012
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: MOON, Ji-bum, AHN, Won-seok, HAN, Seung-hoon, KIM, Han-soo, KIM, Kyu-yong
• Application Number:
  US13/594,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20130057647A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/43
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/261 with monoscopic-to-stereoscopic image conversion

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and method for converting 2D video contents into 3D video contents. The method includes: displaying a first work user interface (UI) relating to at least one item for converting 2D contents into 3D contents; by a first worker, determining a working direction relating to performing a conversion upon the at least one item by using the first work UI; displaying a second work UI showing the working direction determined by the first worker; and by a second worker, executing the working direction upon the at least one item by the second work UI. Accordingly, when a plurality of workers performs one or more 2D-3D conversions, work efficiency is improved, and good communication between workers is enabled.

Claims

1. A method for converting two-dimensional (2D) contents into three-dimensional (3D) contents by using a content converting apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a first work user interface (UI) relating to at least one item for converting 2D contents into 3D contents;

by a first worker, determining a working direction relating to performing a conversion upon the at least one item by using the first work UI;

displaying a second work UI showing the working direction determined by the first worker; and

by a second worker, executing the determined working direction upon the at least one item by using the second work UI.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the working direction comprises generating the working direction for each item to be converted.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the generating of the working direction comprises generating the working direction for each object within a predetermined frame of the 2D contents.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the displaying of the second work UI comprises displaying a list of the at least one generated working direction.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the working direction comprises a working direction relating to at least one of object extraction within a predetermined frame of the 2D contents and depth assignment.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the first work UI comprises a tool UI displayed on an image of a corresponding frame and controllable by the first worker, and

the determining of the working direction comprises providing a working direction relating to at least one of the object extraction and the depth assignment by using the tool UI.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising displaying the provided working direction on an image of a corresponding frame if the working direction is selected.

8. An apparatus for converting two-dimensional (2D) contents into three-dimensional (3D) contents, the apparatus comprising:

a user input unit which receives a command from a worker;

a display unit; and

a converter which;

displays a first work user interface (UI) relating to at least one item for converting 2D contents into 3D contents on the display unit;

determines a working direction relating to performing a conversion upon the at least one item based on a command received from a first worker by using the first work UI;

displays a second work UI showing the determined working direction; and

executes the working direction upon the at least one item in response to a command received from a second worker by using the second work UI.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the converter generates the working direction for each item to be converted in response to the command received from the first worker.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the converter generates the working direction for each object within a predetermined frame of the 2D contents in response to the command received from the first worker.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second work UI comprises a list of the at least one generated working direction.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the working direction comprises a working direction relating to at least one of object extraction within a predetermined frame of the 2D contents and depth assignment.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the first work UI comprises a tool UI displayed on an image of a corresponding frame and controllable by the first worker, and

the converter provides a working direction relating to at least one of the object extraction and the depth assignment in response to the command received from the first worker via the tool UI.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the converter displays the provided working direction on an image of a corresponding frame on the display unit if the working direction is selected in response to the command received from the second worker.