Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program

US8989482B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8989482-B2
Application numberUS-201213486763-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 1, 2012
Priority dateJun 8, 2011
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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An image processing apparatus includes an attention region estimation unit that estimates an attention region which is estimated as a user paying attention thereto on a stereoscopic image, a parallax detection unit that detects a parallax of the stereoscopic image and generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each region of the stereoscopic image, a setting unit that sets conversion characteristics for correcting a parallax of the stereoscopic image based on the attention region and the parallax map, and a parallax conversion unit that corrects the parallax map based on the conversion characteristics.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an attention region estimation unit that estimates an attention region which is estimated as a user paying attention thereto on a stereoscopic image; a parallax detection unit that detects a parallax of the stereoscopic image and generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each region of the stereoscopic image; a maximum and minimum parallax detection unit that detects a maximum value and a minimum value of…

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What does patent US8989482B2 cover?
An image processing apparatus includes an attention region estimation unit that estimates an attention region which is estimated as a user paying attention thereto on a stereoscopic image, a parallax detection unit that detects a parallax of the stereoscopic image and generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each region of the stereoscopic image, a setting unit that sets conversion cha…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Morifuji Takafumi, Fukuda Kyoko, Ogata Masami, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T5/002. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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