IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELIMINATION OF DEPTH ARTIFACTS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying one or more potentially defective pixels associated with at least one depth artifact in a first image; and
applying a super resolution technique utilizing a second image to reconstruct depth information of said one or more potentially defective pixels;
wherein application of the super resolution technique produces a third image having the reconstructed depth information;
wherein the identifying and applying steps are implemented in at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.
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Abstract
An image processing system comprises an image processor configured to identify one or more potentially defective pixels associated with at least one depth artifact in a first image, and to apply a super resolution technique utilizing a second image to reconstruct depth information of the one or more potentially defective pixels. Application of the super resolution technique produces a third image having the reconstructed depth information. The first image may comprise a depth image and the third image may comprise a depth image corresponding generally to the first image but with the depth artifact substantially eliminated. An additional super resolution technique may be applied utilizing a fourth image. Application of the additional super resolution technique produces a fifth image having increased spatial resolution relative to the third image.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying one or more potentially defective pixels associated with at least one depth artifact in a first image; and applying a super resolution technique utilizing a second image to reconstruct depth information of said one or more potentially defective pixels; wherein application of the super resolution technique produces a third image having the reconstructed depth information; wherein the identifying and applying steps are implemented in at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory; wherein said at least one processing device comprises; a pixel identification module configured to identify one or more potentially defective pixels associated with at least one depth artifact in a first image; and a super resolution module configured to utilize a second image to reconstruct depth information of said one or more potentially defective pixels; wherein the super resolution module produces a third image having the reconstructed depth information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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