Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100156901 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING 3D MODEL - A method of reconstructing a 3D model includes reconstructing a 3D voxel-based visual hull model using input images of an object captured by a multi view camera; converting the 3D voxel-based visual hull model into a mesh model; and generating a result of view-dependent rendering of a 3D model by performing the view-dependent texture mapping on the mesh model obtained through the conversion. Further, the reconstructing includes defining a 3D voxel space to be reconstructed; and excluding voxels not belonging to the object from the defined 3D voxel space. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFORMING SHAPE OF THREE DIMENSIONAL HUMAN BODY MODEL - A method of deforming a shape of a human body model includes the steps of reorganizing human body model data into a joint-skeleton structure-based Non-Uniform Rational B-spline (NURBS) surface model, generating statistical deformation information about control parameters of the NURBS surface model based on parameters of joints and key section curves for specific motions, and deforming the shape of the human body model based on the NURBS surface model and the statistical deformation information. The human body model data includes three-dimensional (3D) human body scan data and a 3D polygon mesh. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157020 | MULTIPLE CAMERA CONTROLLING AND IMAGE STORING APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZED MULTIPLE IMAGE ACQUISITION AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a camera controlling and image storing apparatus for synchronized multiple image acquisition and method thereof, which cut down equipment costs by taking a software approach with respect to various demands of viewers for a broadcasting image. A camera controlling and image storing apparatus, the apparatus includes an image acquiring unit for acquiring synchronized images from multiple cameras losslessly, one or more ingest agents for storing the acquired images, and controlling pan, tilt and zoom operations of the cameras based on the acquired images, and a central server for transmitting a control command to the ingest agents, and receiving and integrating collectively the stored images of the ingets agent. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157022 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING MOTION CONTROL CAMERA EFFECT BASED ON SYNCHRONIZED MULTI-IMAGES - A method of implementing a motion control camera effect includes: inputting images of an object captured at one or more points of view; inputting a control parameter containing a motion control camera effect to be applied to the input images, a target time of the motion control camera effect, and a reproducing speed; extracting frames of the target time from the input images; processing the frames using software based on the control parameter; and outputting the processed frames at the reproducing speed. The motion control camera effect includes at least one of a motion control camera effect for a fixed viewpoint still object, a motion control camera effect for a fixed viewpoint moving object, a motion control camera effect for a free viewpoint still object, a motion control camera effect for a free viewpoint moving object, and a dual motion control camera effect. | 06-24-2010 |
20100158354 | METHOD OF CREATING ANIMATABLE DIGITAL CLONE FROM MULTI-VIEW IMAGES - The present invention relates to a method of creating an animatable digital clone includes receiving input multi-view images of an actor captured by at least two cameras and reconstructing a three-dimensional appearance therefrom, accepting shape information selectively based on a probability of photo-consistency in the input multi-view images obtained from the reconstruction and transferring a mesh topology of a reference human body model onto a shape of the actor obtained from the reconstruction. The method further includes generating an initial human body model of the actor via transfer of the mesh topology utilizing sectional shape information of the actor's joints, and generating a genuine human body model of the actor from learning genuine behavioral characteristics of the actor by applying the initial human body model to multi-view posture learning images where performance of a predefined motion by the actor is recorded. | 06-24-2010 |
20100158372 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for separating a foreground and a background. The apparatus includes a background model creation unit for creating a code book including a plurality of code words in order to separate the foreground and the background, and a foreground/background separation unit for separating the foreground and the background using the created code book. The method includes the steps of creating a code book including a plurality of code words in order to separate the foreground and the background, rearranging the cord words of the created code book on the basis of the number of sample data that belong to each of the code words, and separating the foreground and the background using the code book. | 06-24-2010 |
20110037763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME 3D MESH COMPRESSION, BASED ON QUANITZATION - An apparatus for 3D mesh compression based on quantization, includes a data analyzing unit ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110046923 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW-COMPLEXITY THREE-DIMENSIONAL MESH COMPRESSION - An apparatus for compressing low-complexity 3D mesh, includes: a data analyzing unit for decomposing data of an input 3D mesh model into vertices information, property information representing property of the 3D mesh model, and connectivity information between vertices constituting the 3D mesh model; a mesh model quantizing unit for producing quantized vertices, property and connectivity information of the 3D mesh model by using the vertices, property and connectivity information; and a sharable vertex analysis unit for analyzing sharing information between shared vertices of the 3D mesh model. Further, the apparatus includes a data modulation unit for performing a circular DPCM prediction by using quantized values of the consecutive connectivity information of the 3D mesh model; and an entropy encoding unit for outputting coded data of the quantized vertices and property information, and differential pulse-code modulated connectivity information as a bitstream. | 02-24-2011 |
20110123168 | MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING METADATA FOR SENSORY DEVICE - A multimedia application system uses metadata for sensory devices. The system includes: a sensory-device engine for generating a sensory device command (SDC) for controlling the sensory devices based on sensory effect information (SEI) generated to represent sensory effects by using the sensory devices depending on video contents, user preference information (UPI) of the sensory devices and device capability information (DCI) indicative of reproducing capability of the sensory devices; and a sensory-device controller for controlling sensory devices to perform sensory effect reproduction in response to the generated SDC. | 05-26-2011 |
20110142343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING MULTI-VIEW IMAGES INTO FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND BASED ON CODEBOOK - An apparatus for segmenting multi-view images into foreground and background based on a codebook includes: a background model generation unit for extracting a codebook from multi-view background images and generating codeword mapping tables operating in conjunction with the codebook; and a foreground and background segmentation unit for segmenting multi-view images into foreground and background using the codebook and the codeword mapping tables. | 06-16-2011 |
20110234763 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING MULTI-VIEW STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO - An apparatus for transmitting a multi-view stereoscopic video includes: a control unit configured to receive a group of stereoscopic images taken by a plurality of stereoscopic imaging devices; a generation unit configured to select at least one stereoscopic frame from stereoscopic frames of the received group of stereoscopic images, arrange the selected stereoscopic frames successively, and generate a multi-view stereoscopic video; an encoding unit configured to encode the generated multi-view stereoscopic video; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the encoded multi-view stereoscopic video through a transmission network. | 09-29-2011 |
20120154393 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING ANIMATION BY CAPTURING MOVEMENTS OF NON-RIGID OBJECTS - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for creating animation by capturing the motions of a non-rigid object. The apparatus includes a geometry mesh reconstruction unit, a motion capture unit, and a content creation unit. The geometry mesh reconstruction unit receives moving images captured by a plurality of cameras, and generates a reconstruction mesh set for each frame. The motion capture unit generates mesh graph sets for the reconstruction mesh set and generates motion data, including motion information, using the mesh graph sets. The content creation unit creates three-dimensional (3D) content for a non-rigid object by generating a final transformation mesh set, having a topology similar to that of the reconstruction mesh set, using the motion data. | 06-21-2012 |
20120155747 | STEREO IMAGE MATCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a stereo image matching apparatus and method. The stereo matching apparatus includes a window image extraction unit for extracting window images, each having a predetermined size around a selected pixel, for individual pixels of images that constitute stereo images. A local support-area determination unit extracts a similarity mask having similarities equal to or greater than a threshold and a local support-area mask having neighbor connections to a center pixel of the similarity mask, from each of similarity images generated depending on differences in similarity between pixels of the window images. A similarity extraction unit calculates a local support-area similarity from a sum of similarities of a local support-area. A disparity selection unit selects a pair of window images for which the local support-area similarity is maximized, from among the window images, and then determines a disparity for the stereo images. | 06-21-2012 |
20130050434 | LOCAL MULTI-RESOLUTION 3-D FACE-INHERENT MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND FACIAL SKIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation apparatus, including one or more 3-D facial model generation cameras for photographing a face of an object at various angles in order to obtain one or more 3-D face models, a 3-D face-inherent model generation unit for generating a 3-D face-inherent model by composing the one or more 3-D face models, a local photographing camera for photographing a local part of the face of the object, a control unit for controlling the position of the local photographing camera on the 3-D face-inherent model, and a local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation unit for generating a local multi-resolution face-inherent model by composing an image captured by the local photographing camera and the 3-D face-inherent model, a local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation using the local multi-resolution 3-D face-inherent model generation apparatus, and a skin management system. | 02-28-2013 |
20130057656 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FACE DATA - A system for managing face data includes a global face capturing unit configured to capture a global face image; and a global face data generation unit configured to obtain shape information and texture information of global face data, and generate the global face data. Further, the system includes a local face capturing unit configured to capture a plurality of local face images; and a global face posture extraction unit configured to estimate a position and a direction of the face of a captured user. Furthermore, the system includes a local capturing device posture extraction unit configured to extract posture information of the local face capturing unit; and a local face data generation unit configured to generate texture information and shape information, and generate local face data. | 03-07-2013 |
20130301906 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING THREE DIMENSIONAL FACES BASED ON MULTIPLE CAMERAS - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for reconstructing a three-dimensional (3D) face based on multiple cameras. The apparatus includes a multi-image analysis unit, a texture image separation unit, a reconstruction image automatic synchronization unit, a 3D appearance reconstruction unit, and a texture processing unit. The multi-image analysis unit determines the resolution information of images received from a plurality of cameras, and determines whether the images have been synchronized with each other. The texture image separation unit separates a texture processing image by comparing the resolutions of the received images. The reconstruction image automatic synchronization unit synchronizes images that are determined to be asynchronous images by the multi-image analysis unit. The 3D appearance reconstruction unit computes the 3D coordinate values of the synchronized images, and reconstructs a 3D appearance image. The texture processing unit reconstructs a 3D image by mapping the texture processing image to the 3D appearance image. | 11-14-2013 |
20140168216 | 3D AVATAR OUTPUT DEVICE AND METHOD - A 3D avatar output device and method are disclosed. The 3D avatar output device of a vending machine type may include an input data receiving unit to receive input data including at least one of user information, a 3D avatar theme, and a 3D avatar output form; an image obtaining unit to obtain an image of a user through a camera included in the 3D avatar output device; a restoration model generation unit to generate a restoration model by extracting a facial area from the obtained image; a unique model generation unit to generate a unique model of the user based on the input data and the restoration model; and a 3D avatar output unit to generate a 3D avatar corresponding to the unique model and output the 3D avatar according to the 3D avatar output form. | 06-19-2014 |
20140192045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CARICATURE USING SHAPE AND TEXTURE OF FACE - Provided is a method and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional (3D) caricature. The apparatus for generating a 3D caricature may include a 3D face data generation unit to generate 3D face data of a user corresponding to a shape and a texture of a face of the user, a 3D unique face model generation unit to generate a 3D unique face model using a shape and a texture of a unique face based on the 3D face data and a reference face, and a 3D caricature generation unit to generate a 3D caricature using the 3D unique face model and a caricature base face model. | 07-10-2014 |
20140204089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MONTAGE - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for creating a three-dimensional (3D) montage. The apparatus for creating a 3D montage may include an image information extraction unit to extract image information from a face image to be reconstructed, using a face area based on statistical feature information and a feature vector, a 3D unique face reconstruction unit to reconstruct a 3D unique face model by fitting a 3D standard face model to face images of each view for the face image and feature information of each part for the face area, a 3D montage model generation unit to generate a 3D montage model by combining the reconstructed 3D unique face model with 3D face expression model information and 3D decoration model information, and a montage image generation unit to generate a montage image by projecting the generated 3D montage model from each view. | 07-24-2014 |