METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DEPTH INFORMATION FROM IMAGE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating depth information from an image, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensing unit configured to sense light received from a plurality of subjects, and to provide initial depth data having distance information about the plurality of subjects and two-dimensional (2D) image data having 2D image information about an image obtained from the plurality of subjects; and
a final depth providing unit configured to generate estimated depth data having estimated distance information about the plurality of subjects by transforming the 2D image data into three-dimensional (3D) data, and to provide final depth data based on the initial depth data and the estimated depth data.
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating depth information includes a sensing unit and a final depth providing unit. The sensing unit is configured to sense light received from multiple subjects, and to provide initial depth data having distance information about the subjects and two-dimensional (2D) image data having 2D image information about an image obtained from the subjects. The final depth providing unit is configured to generate estimated depth data having estimated distance information about the subjects by transforming the 2D image data into three-dimensional (3D) data, and to provide final depth data based on the initial depth data and the estimated depth data.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating depth information from an image, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensing unit configured to sense light received from a plurality of subjects, and to provide initial depth data having distance information about the plurality of subjects and two-dimensional (2D) image data having 2D image information about an image obtained from the plurality of subjects; and a final depth providing unit configured to generate estimated depth data having estimated distance information about the plurality of subjects by transforming the 2D image data into three-dimensional (3D) data, and to provide final depth data based on the initial depth data and the estimated depth data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A photographing apparatus, comprising:
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an image sensor; and a processor, wherein the image sensor comprises; a sensing unit configured to sense light received from a plurality of subjects, and to provide initial depth data having distance information about the plurality of subjects and two-dimensional (2D) image data having 2D image information about an image obtained from the plurality of subjects; and a final depth providing unit configured to generate estimated depth data having estimated distance information about the plurality of subjects by transforming the 2D image data into three-dimensional (3D) data, and to provide final depth data based on the initial depth data and the estimated depth data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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