Patent Document ID: 20060045329
Application ID: 11209464
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of processing images, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing first and second images of a scene; (b) applying a stereo matching algorithm to said first and second images to generate a first disparity map which maps between corresponding points from said first image to said second image; (c) forward mapping said first disparity map into coordinates of a third image to generate a second disparity map; (d) using said second disparity map, reverse mapping for at least some of pixel positions in said third image to corresponding points in said first and second images to obtain possible colour values for each of at least some of pixels in said third image; and (e) assigning a final colour value to each of said at least some of said pixels in said third image on a basis of said possible colour values, thereby providing a novel view of said scene.