Patent ID: 9665967
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06T

Claim:
1. Disparity map generator comprising: a first pair of signal interfaces that receives picture signals of a first pair of views of a scene; a second pair of signal interfaces that receives picture signals of a second pair of views of the scene; a generator that receives the picture signals of the first and second pairs of views from the first and second pairs of signal interfaces and generates, independent from each other, a first depth/disparity map estimate between the first pair of views and a second depth/disparity map estimate between the second pair of views, wherein the first and second pair of views are different from each other; a comparator that receives the first and second depth/disparity map estimates from the generator and compares the first depth/disparity map estimate and the second depth/disparity map estimate to acquire a reliability measure for the first depth/disparity map estimate and/or the second depth/disparity map estimate; and an output interface that outputs the reliability measure and the first depth/disparity map estimate and/or second depth/disparity map estimate for which the reliability measure is acquired; wherein, according to the generator, the first depth/disparity map estimate relates to a first view comprised by the first pair of views, and the second depth disparity map estimate relates to a second view comprised by the second pair of views, wherein the comparator: wherein at least one of the generator and the comparator is implemented on a microprocessor, a programmed computer, or an electronic circuit.