Patent Document ID: 8345751
Application ID: 12665093
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. Method for encoding 3D video signals wherein a 3D video signal is encoded, the 3D video signal comprising, a centre view video frame, a depth map for the centre view video frame and an occlusion data frame for the center view video frame, the method comprising: receiving a first data stream of the 3D video signal, comprising the centre view video frame at a first encoder (CV), receiving a second data stream of the 3D video at the encoder, comprising the depth map for the centre view video frame at a second encoder (CV(z)), and receiving a third data stream of the 3D video comprising the occlusion data frame for the center view video frame at a third encoder (Occl(z)), providing the second video stream comprising the depth map for the centre view video frame to a controller, the controller regulating a switch to distinguish relevant occlusion data from non-relevant occlusion data under control of data in the depth map for the centre view video frame, wherein in the control of data in the depth map, a depth discontinuity threshold is applied, wherein a depth discontinuity in the depth map being smaller than a threshold value (TH) is a determining factor for distinguishing relevant occlusion data from non-relevant occlusion data, and wherein the threshold value (TH) is dynamically calculated from the data in the depth map.