Patent ID: 7015926
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented process for generating a two-layer representation of a digital or digitized image from the image and a disparity map of the image, comprising using a computer to perform the following process actions: identifying the location of depth discontinuities in the image using its disparity map; identifying the pixels of the image that are found within prescribed sized areas surrounding the depth discontinuities and designating these pixels as being in depth discontinuity areas of the image; estimating a foreground and background color, and an alpha value, for each pixel in the depth discontinuity areas; estimating a foreground and background disparity value for each pixel in the depth discontinuity areas; establishing a boundary layer of the image comprising a pixel at each respective location that corresponds to a pixel of the depth discontinuity areas, wherein each boundary layer pixel is assigned the foreground color, foreground disparity and alpha value associated with the corresponding pixel of the depth discontinuity areas; and establishing a main layer of the image comprising,