Patent ID: 9049423
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing stereoscopic image data comprising: acquiring at least two stereoscopically captured images; identifying a region of interest (ROI) of the acquired at least two images, wherein the ROI represents a portion of each of the acquired at least two images but does not represent an entirety of either of the acquired at least two images; determining a pixel disparity between the acquired at least two images, wherein the pixel disparity is associated with representations of the ROI in each acquired image of the acquired at least two images, wherein the pixel disparity is based at least in part on color transitions between corresponding pixels, and wherein determining the pixel disparity comprises creating a histogram to represent an ROI pixel disparity between the representations of the ROI in each acquired image of the acquired at least two images, such that the histogram includes individual pixel disparity values concentrated at or near a mean pixel disparity value; identifying a zero disparity plane (ZDP) for three-dimensional (3D) presentation of the acquired at least two images; and adjusting the ZDP to coincide with the mean pixel disparity value included in the histogram, such that at least a portion of the ROI is displayed at or near the ZDP.