Patent ID: 8712145
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A depth estimation apparatus, comprising: a processor; a feature information extraction unit to extract feature information about at least one feature of an input video; and a depth estimation unit to estimate a depth value of at least one pixel of the input video, wherein the depth estimation unit comprises: a first depth determination unit to determine a first depth value of the at least one pixel based on the feature information; a second depth determination unit to determine a second depth value of the at least one pixel based on a position of the at least one pixel; and a depth selection unit to select the estimated depth value from at least one predetermined candidate depth value, based on the first depth value, the second depth value, and a third depth value of a neighboring pixel neighboring the at least one pixel, and wherein at least one of the feature information extraction unit and the depth estimation unit use the processor to perform the extracting or estimating.