Patent Document ID: 9300947
Application ID: 13070670
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of producing a stereo image from a temporal sequence of digital images, comprising: receiving a temporal sequence of digital images captured by an image capture device; using a processor to analyze pairs of digital images from the temporal sequence of digital images to produce corresponding stereo suitability scores, wherein the stereo suitability score for a particular pair of images is based on a set of motion vectors between corresponding points in the pair of digital images and epipolar geometry characteristics determined from the set of motion vectors, and wherein the suitability score is based on statistics of inliers and outliers of epipolar flow associated with the epipolar geometry characteristics; selecting a pair of digital images including a first image and a second image based on the stereo suitability scores; using a processor to analyze the selected pair of digital images to produce a motion consistency map indicating regions of consistent motion, the motion consistency map having an array of pixels; using a processor to analyze the motion consistency map to determine whether the selected pair of digital images requires adjustment; if the selected pair of digital images requires adjustment, producing a stereo image pair including a left view image and a right view image by combining the first image and the second image responsive to the motion consistency map; and storing the stereo image pair in a processor-accessible memory.