Patent ID: 6031564
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
A method for converting a monoscopic image comprising a first perspective to a stereoscopic image comprising said first perspective and a second perspective, said monoscopic image having at least one foreground object and at least one background object, said method comprising the steps of:identifying at least one object in said monoscopic image;outlining said at least one object to generate a first vector outline;endowing said at least one object with depth information;generating a second vector outline for said at least one object based on said depth information;if said at least one object is determined to be said background object relative to said at least one foreground object and said at least one object overlaps said at least one foreground object, clipping said second vector outline to generate a clipped vector outline; andgenerating said second perspective by image warping said at least one object.