Patent ID: 6157733
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A63F,G06T

Abstract:
A method of using monocular depth cues in a single two dimensional image to improve depth perception in the image, said method comprising the steps of:obtaining an image, said image comprising one or more objects, each of said objects in the image being either in the foreground or the background of the image;segmenting said one or more objects in the image;identifying which of said objects are in the foreground and which of said objects are in the background of the image;increasing the brightness of one or more said foreground objects relative to the brightness of one or more of said background objects in the image;blurring one or more said background objects in said image, said steps of increasing and blurring operating to improve depth perception of the image;generating a shadow of one or more said foreground objects in the image; andcasting the generated shadow on one or more said background objects in the image.