Patent ID: 9191677
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of encoding an image, the method comprising: assigning at least one view image included in an input image to at least one of a base layer, a stereo layer, a multi-view enhancement layer, and a multi-view extension layer; and hierarchically encoding the at least one view image assigned to at least one of the base layer, the stereo layer, the multi-view enhancement layer, and the multi-view extension layer using at least one processor, wherein the encoding comprises converting a resolution of at least one of a reference image, a neighboring image, a depth image of a reference image, and a depth image of a neighboring image, based on at least one of a resolution of the at least one view image and a resolution of a depth image of the at least one view image, and encoding the at least one view image based on the at least one image of which the resolution is converted.