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Method and apparatus for generating steroscopic image using MPEG data

  • US 6,377,625 B1
  • Filed: 12/06/1999
  • Issued: 04/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stereoscopic image generation method for generating a stereoscopic image from image data, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) determining a motion type of a current picture into one of a still picture, a non-horizontal motion picture, a horizontal motion picture and a fast motion picture, using motion vectors in each picture according to the image data;

    (b) generating a mixed picture corresponding to the current picture using previous pictures according to the image data and the determined motion type and outputting the current picture and the mixed picture; and

    (c) receiving the output current picture and mixed picture and determining the current picture into one of the left picture and the right picture forming a stereoscopic image and the mixed picture into the other thereof, in accordance with the motion type determined in step (a).

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