Stereo image processing device and stereo image processing method

US9148653B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9148653-B2
Application numberUS-201113883141-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 1, 2011
Priority dateNov 5, 2010
Publication dateSep 29, 2015
Grant dateSep 29, 2015

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An image segmenting unit ( 401 ) in the stereo image processing device ( 100 ) extracts M (a natural number between 2 and N, inclusive) number of segmented target images wherein a first partial area within a target image has been segmented into N (a natural number of 2 or more), and also extracts M number of segmented reference images wherein a second partial area within a reference image has been segmented into N. An image concatenating unit ( 402 ) serially concatenates M data strings, each comprising a intensity value from each segmented target image, to form a first image data string and also serially concatenates M data strings, each comprising a intensity value from each segmented reference image, to form a second image data string. A filtering unit ( 403 ) and a peak position detection unit ( 104 ) calculate the disparity between the standard images and the reference images.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A stereo image processing apparatus that computes a shift between a target image and a reference image that form stereo images, the stereo image processing apparatus comprising: an extraction section that extracts M many divisional target images obtained by dividing a first partial region in the target image into N parts (where N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2, and M is a natural number equal to or greater than 2 but equal to or less th…

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What does patent US9148653B2 cover?
An image segmenting unit ( 401 ) in the stereo image processing device ( 100 ) extracts M (a natural number between 2 and N, inclusive) number of segmented target images wherein a first partial area within a target image has been segmented into N (a natural number of 2 or more), and also extracts M number of segmented reference images wherein a second partial area within a reference image has b…
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Nanri Takuya, Maruya Kensuke, Kurokawa Hisashi, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C11/06. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Sep 29 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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