Patent Document ID: 8711141
Application ID: 13219709
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A 3D image generating method comprising: estimating depths of a 2D image to generate a 2D depth map having estimated depths; correcting the estimated depths of the 2D depth map to generate a corrected 2D depth map, by merging blocks neighboring to a marked figure line on the 2D depth map; creating a 3D model by connecting lines between pixels on the corrected 2D depth map having a depth difference smaller than a lower bound depth difference; wherein creating the 3D model by connecting lines between pixels on the corrected 2D depth map comprises: (a) physically connecting first and second pixel sets of a first rectangular unit to form a diagonal if a depth difference of the first and second pixel sets is smaller than the lower bound depth difference and is smaller than a lower bound depth difference of third and fourth pixel sets of the first rectangular unit; and (b) physically connecting the first and third pixel sets, and the second and third pixel sets to form a triangle if a depth difference of the first and third pixel sets and a depth difference of the second and third pixel sets are both smaller than the lower bound depth difference; determining at least one location; virtually positioning at least one virtual camera at the at least one location; and virtually recording the 3D model using the at least one virtual camera virtually positioned at the at least one location to generate a 3D image.