Patent Document ID: 20110080400
Application ID: 12923323
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A pseudo 3D image creation apparatus comprising: means for storing a plurality of basic depth models indicating depth values of a plurality of basic scene structures; means for calculating statistical amounts of pixel values in predetermined areas in a non-3D image to generate first evaluation values, wherein the non-3D image has depth information supplied neither explicitly nor, unlike a stereo image, implicitly; means for calculating a statistical amount of pixel values in a whole of the non-3D image to generate a second evaluation value; means for combining said stored plurality of basic depth models into a combination result according to a combination ratio depending on the generated first evaluation values; means for generating depth estimation data from said combination result and the non-3D image; means for shifting a texture of the non-3D image in response to the generated depth estimation data and the generated second evaluation value to generate a different-viewpoint picture signal; and means for outputting the generated different-viewpoint picture signal and a picture signal representative of the non-3D image as a pseudo 3D picture signal.