Patent ID: 8532410
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An encoding method comprising: encoding a portion of a first-view image from a first view in a multiple-view system, the portion being all or part of the first-view image; determining that a portion of a second-view image from a second view in the multiple-view system corresponds to the portion of the first-view image, wherein the determination is based on a second-view depth value providing depth information for the portion of the second-view image; encoding the portion of the second-view image using information from the encoding of the portion of the first-view image; and generating syntax for the portion of the second-view image, wherein the syntax that is generated includes (i) an indication that the portion of the second-view image was encoded using information from the encoding of the portion of the first-view image, and (ii) an indication of the second-view depth value, wherein determining that the portion of the second-view image corresponds to the portion of the first-view image comprises using a warping process that includes: