Combined exchange of image and related depth data
First Claim
1. A method of combined exchange of image data and related depth data, comprising:
- converting an input image signal, representing the image data, comprising a predetermined number of input color components comprising a red, a green and a blue color component, (R,G,B) into an output image signal comprising a luminance component and a chrominance component;
combining the output image signal with the related depth data into a combined signal, comprising the luminance component, the chrominance component and a depth component (D) which is based on the depth data; and
transmission of the combined signal over a physical connection using serial transport wherein bits representing consecutive samples being transported are put in a time sequence series, the physical connection comprising a number of channels (108-112) which is equal to the predetermined number of input color components (R,G,B) and wherein the luminance component is transmitted over a first one of the channels, the chrominance component is transmitted over a second one of the channels and the depth component is transmitted over a third one of the channels.
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Abstract
A method of combined exchange of image data and related depth data is disclosed. The method comprises: converting an input image signal, representing the image data, comprising a predetermined number of input color components (R,G,B) into an output image signal comprising a luminance component and a chrominance component; combining the output signal with the related depth data into a combined signal, comprising the luminance component, the chrominance component and a depth component (D) which is based on the depth data; and transmission of the combined signal over a number of channels (108-112) which is equal to the predetermined number of input color components (R,G,B).
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8 Claims
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1. A method of combined exchange of image data and related depth data, comprising:
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converting an input image signal, representing the image data, comprising a predetermined number of input color components comprising a red, a green and a blue color component, (R,G,B) into an output image signal comprising a luminance component and a chrominance component; combining the output image signal with the related depth data into a combined signal, comprising the luminance component, the chrominance component and a depth component (D) which is based on the depth data; and transmission of the combined signal over a physical connection using serial transport wherein bits representing consecutive samples being transported are put in a time sequence series, the physical connection comprising a number of channels (108-112) which is equal to the predetermined number of input color components (R,G,B) and wherein the luminance component is transmitted over a first one of the channels, the chrominance component is transmitted over a second one of the channels and the depth component is transmitted over a third one of the channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A transmitting unit (104) for combined exchange of image data and related depth data, the transmitting unit comprising:
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converting means (202) for converting an input image signal, representing the image data, comprising a predetermined number of input color components comprising a red, a green and a blue color component, into an output image signal comprising a luminance component and a chrominance component; combining means (204) for combining the output image signal with the related depth data into a combined signal, comprising the luminance component, the chrominance component and a depth component which is based on the depth data; and outputting means (206) for outputting the combined signal over a physical connection using serial transport wherein bits representing consecutive samples being transported are put in a time sequence series, the physical connection comprising a number of channels which is equal to the predetermined number of input color components and wherein the luminance component is transmitted over a first one of the channels, the chrominance component is transmitted over a second one of the channels and the depth component is transmitted over a third one of the channels. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method of combined exchange of image data and related depth data, comprising:
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reception of a combined signal, comprising a luminance component and a chrominance component representing the image data and comprising a depth component which is based on the depth data, the combined signal being transmitted over a transmission of the combined signal over a physical connection using serial transport wherein bits representing consecutive samples being transported are put in a time sequence series, the physical connection comprising a number of channels and wherein the luminance component is transmitted over a first one of the channels, the chrominance component is transmitted over a second one of the channels and the depth component is transmitted over a third one of the channels; extracting the luminance component and the chrominance component from the combined signal; and converting the luminance component and the chrominance component into an image signal, representing the image data, the image signal comprising a predetermined number of input color components comprising a red, a green and a blue color component whereby the predetermined number of input color components is equal to the number of channels.
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7. A receiving unit (106) for combined exchange of image data and related depth data, comprising:
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reception means (306) for reception of a combined signal, comprising a luminance component and a chrominance component representing the image data and comprising a depth component which is based on the depth data, the combined signal being transmitted over transmission of the combined signal over a physical connection using serial transport wherein bits representing consecutive samples being transported are put in a time sequence series, the physical connection comprising a number of channels and wherein the luminance component is transmitted over a first one of the channels, the chrominance component is transmitted over a second one of the channels and the depth component is transmitted over a third one of the channels; extracting means (304) for extracting the luminance component and the chrominance component from the combined signal; and converting means (302) for converting the luminance component and the chrominance component into an image signal, representing the image data, the image signal comprising a predetermined number of input color components comprising a red, a green and a blue color component whereby the predetermined number of input color components is equal to the number of channels (108-112). - View Dependent Claims (8)
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