Transferring of 3D image data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10057559-B2
Application number	US-201113990447-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2011
Priority date	Dec 3, 2010
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

A 3D source device for outputting a three-dimensional image signal, the three-dimensional image signal comprising multi-view image data, the 3D source device comprising an input for receiving image data; a generator arranged to generate the three-dimensional image signal based on the image data, the three-dimensional image signal comprising a first component comprising multiple 2D images for use in stereoscopic viewing, a second component comprising overlay data and a third component defining disparity signaling information for use in overlaying image data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images. New disparity signaling information in a further third component overrules the disparity signaling information in the third component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A three-dimensional (3D) source device outputting a three-dimensional image signal, the three-dimensional image signal comprising multi-view image data, the 3D source device comprising:
an input for receiving image data; and
a generator arranged to generate the three-dimensional image signal based on the image data, the three-dimensional image signal comprising:
a first component comprising multiple two-dimensional (2D) images for use in stereoscopic viewing;
a second component comprising overlay data;
a third component defining first disparity signaling information for use with the overlay data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images, wherein the third component comprises a first parameter defining first disparity information, the first disparity information comprising a first time-varying disparity profile for providing a first predictor for indicating how a disparity of an overlay is expected to change over time; and
a fourth component, at a later time in the three-dimensional image signal than the third component, defining second disparity signaling information for use with the overlay data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images, wherein the fourth component comprises a second parameter defining second disparity information, the second disparity information comprising a second time-varying disparity profile for providing a second predictor for indicating how the disparity of the overlay is expected to change over time, the second disparity signaling information overruling the first disparity signaling information and the first predictor.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the third component comprises the first disparity signaling information for use in overlaying the overlay data in a region over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the third component allows signaling for multiple disjunctive regions and/or sub-regions.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first disparity signaling information for the first time-varying disparity profile is provided in disparity signaling segments of the three-dimensional image signal, and wherein a segment comprises a single predictor.

5. A three-dimensional (3D) target device receiving a three-dimensional image signal, the three-dimensional image signal comprising multi-view image data, the 3D target device comprising:
a receiver arranged to receive the three-dimensional image signal;
a demultiplexer arranged to demultiplex the three-dimensional image signal into at least:
a first component comprising multiple two-dimensional (2D) images for use in stereoscopic viewing;
a second component comprising overlay data;
a third component defining first disparity signaling information for use with the overlay data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images, wherein the third component comprises a first parameter defining first disparity information, the first disparity information comprising a first time-varying disparity profile for providing a predictor for indicating how a disparity of an overlay is expected to change over time; and
a fourth component, at a later time in the three-dimensional image signal than the third component, defining second disparity signaling information for use with the overlay data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images, wherein the fourth component comprises a second parameter defining second disparity information, the second disparity information comprising a second time-varying disparity profile for providing a second predictor for indicating how the disparity of the overlay is expected to change over time, the second disparity signaling information overruling the first disparity signaling information and the first predictor; and

a generator arranged to generate respective 2D images for use in stereoscopic viewing, wherein the overlay data is overlaid as defined within the first and second disparity signaling information.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the third component comprises the first disparity signaling information for use in overlaying the overlay data in a region over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the third component allows signaling for multiple disjunctive regions and/or sub-regions.

8. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the first disparity signaling information for the first time-varying disparity profile is provided in disparity signaling segments of the three-dimensional image signal, and wherein a segment comprises a single predictor.

9. A method of producing a three-dimensional image signal, the method comprising:
receiving image data; and
generating three-dimensional image signal based on the image data, the three-dimensional image signal comprising:
a first component comprising multiple two-dimensional (2D) images for use in stereoscopic viewing;
a second component comprising overlay data;
a third component defining first disparity signaling information for use with the overlay data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images, wherein the third component comprises a first parameter defining first disparity information, the first disparity information comprising a first time-varying disparity profile for providing a first predictor for indicating how a disparity of an overlay is expected to change over time; and
a fourth component, at a later time in the three-dimensional image signal than the third component, defining second disparity signaling information for use with the overlay data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images, wherein the fourth component comprises a second parameter defining second disparity information, the second disparity information comprising a second time-varying disparity profile for providing a second predictor for indicating how the disparity of the overlay is expected to change over time, the second disparity signaling information overruling the first disparity signaling information and the first predictor.

10. A method of consuming a three-dimensional image signal, the method comprising:
receiving the three-dimensional image signal;
demultiplexing the three-dimensional image signal into at least:
a first component comprising multiple two-dimensional (2D) images for use in stereoscopic viewing;
a second component comprising overlay data;
a third component defining first disparity signaling information for use with the overlay data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images, wherein the third component comprises a first parameter defining first disparity information, the first disparity information comprising a first time-varying disparity profile for providing a first predictor for indicating how a disparity of an overlay is expected to change over time; and
a fourth component, at a later time in the three-dimensional image signal than the third component, defining second disparity signaling information for use in overlaying image data over the respective ones of the multiple 2D images, wherein the fourth component comprises a second parameter defining second disparity information, the second disparity information comprising a second time-varying disparity profile for providing a second predictor for indicating how the disparity of the overlay is expected to change over time, the second disparity signaling information overruling the first disparity signaling information and the first predictor; and

generating respective 2D images for use in stereoscopic viewing, wherein the overlay data is overlaid as defined within the first and second disparity signaling information.

11. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium

Assignees

• De Haan Wiebe
• Koninklijke Philips Nv

Inventors

• De Haan Wiebe

Classifications

• H04N13/004

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• H04N13/007

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• H04N13/0022

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• H04N13/0029 Primary

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• H04N13/0292

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