Patent Document ID: 20120105602
Application ID: 13288209
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for creating a three-dimensional video sequence of a scene, the method comprising: using at least one processor and memory for: receiving a two-dimensional video sequence of a scene, the two-dimensional video sequence including a plurality of frames; selecting a target frame from among the plurality of frames; selecting a first subset of frames, N, from among the plurality of frames that are associated with the target frame, representative of a targeted stereo displacement of the capture device from the target frame position; analyzing the first subset of frames to identify two images for use in forming a stereoscopic pair of frames with a predetermined spatial difference; identifying and classifying static and moving objects between the stereoscopic pair of frames; extracting depth data of static objects in the stereoscopic pair of frames; selecting a second subset of frames, n, from among the plurality of frames that are associated with the target frame, representative of a stereo displacement that is substantially smaller than the displacement represented by N; utilizing the second subset of frames to calculate depth of moving objects; combining the depth values of static and moving objects based on an absolute depth of static objects and the relative depth of moving objects; and generating a three-dimensional video frame consisting of the target frame and a depth-generated view corresponding to the target frame based on the depth data.