Patent Document ID: 20120163672
Application ID: 13330883
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for determining a depth estimate for at least one pixel in a reference image, the reference image being one of a plurality of images of a three dimensional scene, the method including: a) providing access to a depth analysis engine comprising a device interface; b) obtaining, by the depth analysis engine, a plurality of images including a reference image representative of a scene via the device interface; c) determining, by the depth analysis engine, current depth estimates for current pixels in a current resolution of the reference image; and d) deriving, by the depth analysis engine, a refined depth estimate by refining the current depth estimate for at least one current pixel via: i) determining a plurality of candidate depths at least in part using the current depth estimates of the neighboring pixels and not that of the current pixel; ii) determining consistency scores for at least some of the candidate depths, the consistency score being indicative of the similarity of the current pixel with at least one candidate pixel in other ones of the plurality of images; iii) updating the current depth estimate of the current pixel using the consistency scores; and e) configuring a device to initiate an action as a function of the refined current depth estimate.