Lam T Tran

US Patent:

20160373715, Dec 22, 2016

Filed:

Jun 22, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/189876

Inventors:

- Oakland CA, US
Lam Tran - San Diego CA, US
Can Bal - La Jolla CA, US
Ramsin Khoshabeh - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 13/00
H04N 13/04

Abstract:

An embodiment of the invention is a method that provides common data and enforces multiple view consistency. In a preferred embodiment, a coordinate alignment matrix is generated after initial warped views are formed. The matrix is used efficiently to repair holes/occlusions when synthesizing final views. In another preferred embodiment, a common background layer is generated based upon initial warped views. Holes are repaired on the common background layer, which can then be used for synthesizing final views. The cost of the latter method is sub-linear, meaning that additional views can be generated with lesser cost. Preferred methods of the invention also use a placement matrix to generate initial warped views, which simplifies warping to a look-up operation.

US Patent:

20140293028, Oct 2, 2014

Filed:

Oct 23, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/353420

Inventors:

- Oakland CA, US
Lam Tran - San Diego CA, US
Can Bal - La Jolla CA, US
Ramsin Khoshabeh - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA

International Classification:

G06T 15/08
H04N 13/04

US Classification:

348 59, 345427

Abstract:

An embodiment of the invention is a method that provides common data and enforces multiple view consistency. In a preferred embodiment, a coordinate alignment matrix is generated after initial warped views are formed. The matrix is used efficiently to repair holes/occlusions when synthesizing final views. In another preferred embodiment, a common background layer is generated based upon initial warped views. Holes are repaired on the common background layer, which can then be used for synthesizing final views. The cost of the latter method is sub-linear, meaning that additional views can be generated with lesser cost. Preferred methods of the invention also use a placement matrix to generate initial warped views, which simplifies warping to a lookup operation.