Patent ID: 8532425
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for generating a dense depth map comprising: applying a joint bilateral filter to a first depth map to generate a second depth map by: performing a first refinement of the first depth map using the at least one first filter weight of the joint bilateral filter having been adapted based upon the content of the image, to generate an interim depth map, where the interim depth map has a higher resolution than the first depth map; and performing a second refinement of the interim depth map using the at least one second filter weight of the joint bilateral filter having been adapted based upon the content of the image, to generate the second depth map, wherein the content of the image is represented by a sub sampled version of the image and at least one filter weight of the bilateral filter is adapted based upon content of an image represented by the first depth map, and the second depth map has a higher resolution than the first depth map.