Patent ID: 9111377
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for generating a multi-viewpoint image from at least one target image, comprising: a processor configured to: separate the target image into a first diffuse reflection image and a first non-diffuse reflection image based on a pixel value of each pixel of the target image, the first non-diffuse reflection image having components except for the first diffuse reflection image; estimate a change amount of each pixel among a plurality of first non-diffuse reflection images corresponding to viewpoints differently; generate a second non-diffuse reflection image by changing at least one of a shape and a luminance of each pixel of the first non-diffuse reflection image, based on the change amount of each pixel; and generate the multi-viewpoint image by synthesizing the first diffuse reflection image with the second non-diffuse reflection image, each viewpoint image corresponding to each of the viewpoints.