Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090156717 | Synthetic stryrene resin composition for environment-friendly window frame - Disclosed are a synthetic resin composition for use as building materials such as window frames, as well as a product manufactured using the same. More particularly, the synthetic resin composition comprises a tetrapolymer of acrylic rubber-styrene monomer-butadiene rubber-vinyl cyanide monomer and a styrene-vinyl cyanide copolymer having a high molecular weight and a high degree of dispersion. Unlike products manufactured using prior polyvinyl chloride (PVC), building material such as window frames manufactured using the synthetic resin composition are recyclable, and thus can contribute to a reduction in the generation of hormone-disrupting chemical dioxin, which is released in the burning thereof. Also, the resin composition can be manufactured into products having excellent properties of weather resistance and colorability without using environmental pollutants such as cadmium stearate or lead stearate, which are used as thermal stabilizers. | 06-18-2009 |
20100065067 | DEVICE FOR SNORING PREVENTION - Provided is a snoring prevention device including an upper support supported by upper teeth of a patient, an upper protruding part provided at the upper support to protrude downward from the upper support, a lower support supported by lower teeth of the patient, and a lower protruding part provided at the lower support to protrude upward from the lower support and caught to a front side of the upper protruding part. | 03-18-2010 |
20110028652 | Synthetic styrene resin composition for environment-friendly window frame - Disclosed are a synthetic resin composition for use as building materials such as window frames, as well as a product manufactured using the same. More particularly, the synthetic resin composition comprises a tetrapolymer of acrylic rubber-styrene monomer-butadiene rubber-vinyl cyanide monomer and a styrene-vinyl cyanide copolymer having a high molecular weight and a high degree of dispersion. Unlike products manufactured using prior polyvinyl chloride (PVC), building material such as window frames manufactured using the synthetic resin composition are recyclable, and thus can contribute to a reduction in the generation of hormone-disrupting chemical dioxin, which is released in the burning thereof. Also, the resin composition can be manufactured into products having excellent properties of weather resistance and colorability without using environmental pollutants such as cadmium stearate or lead stearate, which are used as thermal stabilizers. | 02-03-2011 |
20110254841 | Mesh generating apparatus, method and computer-readable medium, and image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium - Disclosed is a mesh generating apparatus, method and computer-readable medium, and an image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium. A single 3D mesh and a single 3D object model may be generated using a single color image and a single depth image. A plurality of viewpoint images seen from a plurality of viewpoints may be generated from a single 3D object model. | 10-20-2011 |
20110254923 | Image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium - Provided is an image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium. The image processing apparatus may perform modeling of a function that enables correction of a systematic error of a depth camera, using a single depth camera and a single calibration reference image. Additionally, the image processing apparatus may calculate a depth error or a distance error of an input image, and may correct a measured depth of the input image using a modeled function. | 10-20-2011 |
20110286661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPORALLY INTERPOLATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL DEPTH IMAGE - A method and apparatus for temporally interpolating a three-dimensional (3D) depth image are provided to generate an intermediate depth image in a desired time. The apparatus may interpolate depth images generated by a depth camera, using a temporal interpolation procedure, may generate an intermediate depth image in a new time using the interpolated depth images, and may combine the generated intermediate depth image with color images, to generate a high-precision 3D image. | 11-24-2011 |
20110305370 | Apparatus and method for depth unfolding based on multiple depth images - Provided is a depth image unfolding apparatus and method that may remove a depth fold from a depth image to restore a three-dimensional (3D) image. The depth image unfolding apparatus may include an input unit to receive inputted multiple depth images with respect to the same scene, the multiple depth images being photographed based on different modulation frequencies of a fixed photographing device, a depth fold estimator to estimate a number of depth folds based on a distance between multiple three-dimensional (3D) points of multiple pixels indicating the same location of the scene in the multiple depth images, and an output unit to output the multiple depth images from which depth folds are removed based on the estimated number of depth folds. | 12-15-2011 |
20120001902 | Apparatus and method for bidirectionally inpainting occlusion area based on predicted volume - An apparatus and method for bidirectionally inpainting an occlusion area appearing during generation of a virtual viewpoint image, using a foreground area and a background area based on a predicted volume are provided. The method includes receiving an input of a depth image and a color image, the depth image having depth information for a first viewpoint, and the color image having color information for the first viewpoint, generating a virtual viewpoint image at a second viewpoint based on the depth image and the color image, separating the virtual viewpoint image into a foreground area and a background area, based on the depth information and direction information regarding a direction from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint, predicting a three-dimensional (3D) volume of the foreground area, and inpainting an occlusion area bidirectionally using the foreground area and the background area, based on the predicted 3D volume, the occlusion area being included in the virtual viewpoint image. | 01-05-2012 |
20120026291 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method thereof. The image processing apparatus may extract a three-dimensional (3D) bidirectional flow by analyzing data of an input object. The image processing apparatus may calculate a 3D volumetric center density of the input object based on the 3D bidirectional flow. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026296 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A first calculator of an image processing apparatus may trace a view transform vector between color images of different frames. A second calculator may trace a view transform vector between depth images of different frames. In this example, a third calculator may calculate a view transform vector between the color camera and the depth camera using the view transform vector between the color images and the view transform vector between the depth images. | 02-02-2012 |
20120105929 | Apparatus and method for displaying holographic image using collimated directional blacklight unit - A holographic three-dimensional (3D) image generating apparatus that may use a collimated directional blacklight unit (CD BLU) is provided. The CD BLU may output a collimated light of which an emitting light is adjusted. The convergent lens may enable the outputted collimated light to converge into a viewing area of a viewer and thus, a viewing window may be generated. A spatial light modulator (SLM) may perform spatially-varying modulation with respect to the collimated light converging into the viewing area to generate a focused beam. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106803 | Apparatus and method for dynamically controlling integration time of depth camera for accuracy improvement - An integration time dynamic control apparatus and method for dynamically controlling an integration time of a depth camera based on a motion of a depth image, are provided to improve an accuracy of the depth image. The integration time dynamic control apparatus may measure a motion of a depth image acquired from the depth camera, may determine whether the measured motion is greater than or equal to a reference value set in advance, and may control the integration time of the depth camera based on a result of the determination, thereby improving the accuracy of the depth image. | 05-03-2012 |
20120114225 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING A MULTI-VIEW IMAGE - An image processing apparatus may detect an occlusion boundary between objects within an input depth image by applying an edge detection algorithm to the input depth image. The image processing apparatus may classify the occlusion boundary into a foreground region boundary and a background region boundary using a depth gradient vector direction of the occlusion boundary, and may extract an occlusion region of the input depth image using the foreground region boundary. | 05-10-2012 |
20120293539 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING PHOTOREALISM OF COMPUTER GRAPHIC IMAGE - An apparatus and method for enhancing photorealism of a computer graphic (CG) image. Since color distribution maps of the CG image and a realistic image are extractable, a color distribution map of an input CG image may be adjusted, thereby enhancing photorealism of the CG image. | 11-22-2012 |
20130002823 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image generating apparatus may include a first reflector and a second reflector. When a light emitter emits an infrared light, the infrared light may be reflected from a first reflector and be omni-directionally reflected. The reflected infrared light that is the infrared light reflected from the object may be reflected from a second reflector and be transferred to a sensor. The sensor may receive the reflected infrared light and generate a depth image of the object. | 01-03-2013 |
20130002827 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING LIGHT FIELD GEOMETRY USING MULTI-VIEW CAMERA - An apparatus and method for capturing a light field geometry using a multi-view camera that may refine the light field geometry varying depending on light within images acquired from a plurality of cameras with different viewpoints, and may restore a three-dimensional (3D) image. | 01-03-2013 |
20130011045 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ZOOM IMAGE OF STEREO CAMERA - An apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) zoom image of a stereo camera are provided that may compute a baseline variation or a convergence angle that is associated with a magnification of a zoom image acquired from the stereo camera, may warp the zoom image using the computed baseline variation or the computed convergence angle, and may perform inpainting on the warped image to prevent a distortion of 3D information, so that a 3D zoom image may be generated without a distortion of 3D information using a zoom lens. | 01-10-2013 |
20130021340 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING LIGHTING INFORMATION AND MATERIAL INFORMATION IN IMAGE MODELING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for obtaining lighting information and material information in an image modeling system are provided. A material constant of a same material region and lighting information of the same material region may be extracted by applying color channel pixel values, depth values, and viewpoint information to a linear system in which a pixel value is defined by a material constant and a combination of a geometry component with a lighting component. | 01-24-2013 |
20130063562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING GEOMETRY INFORMATION, LIGHTING INFORMATION AND MATERIAL INFORMATION IN IMAGE MODELING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for obtaining geometry information, material information, and lighting information in an image modeling system are provided. Geometry information, material information, and lighting information of an object may be extracted from a single-view image captured in a predetermined light condition, by applying pixel values defined by a geometry function, a material function, and a lighting function. | 03-14-2013 |
20130176391 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING DEPTH VALUE OF DEPTH IMAGE - A method and apparatus for processing a depth image determines a number of mods (NoM) for corresponding pixels in a plurality of depth images. The corresponding pixels may represent a same three-dimensional (3D) point. The NoM may be determined to be a value for minimizing a Markov random field (MRF) energy. A depth value for one depth image may be recovered, and a depth value for another depth image may be updated using the recovered depth value. | 07-11-2013 |
20130222550 | SYNTHESIS SYSTEM OF TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA AND STEREO CAMERA FOR RELIABLE WIDE RANGE DEPTH ACQUISITION AND METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a synthesis system of a time-of-flight (ToF) camera and a stereo camera for reliable wide range depth acquisition and a method therefor. The synthesis system may estimate an error per pixel of a depth image, may calculate a value of a maximum distance multiple per pixel of the depth image using the error per pixel of the depth image, a left color image, and a right color image, and may generate a reconstructed depth image by conducting phase unwrapping on the depth image using the value of the maximum distance multiple per pixel of the depth image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130301907 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING 3D INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for processing three-dimensional (3D) information is described. The 3D information processing apparatus may measure first depth information of an object using a sensor apparatus such as a depth camera, may estimate a foreground depth of the object, a background depth of a background, and a degree of transparency of the object, may estimate second depth information of the object based on the estimated foreground depth, background depth, and degree of transparency, and may determine the foreground depth, the background depth, and the degree of transparency through comparison between the measured first depth information and the estimated second depth information. | 11-14-2013 |
20130301908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING GEOMETRY OF SPECULAR OBJECT BASED ON DEPTH SENSOR - A method of acquiring geometry of a specular object is provided. Based on a single-view depth image, the method may include receiving an input of a depth image, estimating a missing depth value based on connectivity with a neighboring value in a local area of the depth image, and correcting the missing depth value. Based on a composite image, the method may include receiving an input of a composite image, calibrating the composite image, detecting an error area in the calibrated composite image, and correcting a missing depth value of the error area. | 11-14-2013 |
20140056508 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE MATCHING BETWEEN MULTIVIEW CAMERAS - An apparatus for image matching between multiview cameras includes a pattern model storing unit to store a pattern model, a matching processing unit to match the stored pattern model with a point cloud obtained by at least one depth camera, and a parameter obtaining unit to obtain a parameter for each of the at least one depth camera, based on a result of the matching. | 02-27-2014 |
20140079288 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COLOR IMAGE USING DEPTH IMAGE - An image processing apparatus and method using a depth image are provided. The image processing apparatus may include a region determination unit to determine a foreground region and a background region in a color image using a depth image, and a color compensation unit to compensate a color with respect to the foreground region and the background region. | 03-20-2014 |
20140105484 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING SUPER-RESOLUTION THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FROM DEPTH IMAGE - An apparatus and method for reconstructing a super-resolution three-dimensional (3D) image from a depth image. The apparatus may include an error point relocation processing unit to relocate an error point in a depth image, and a super-resolution processing unit to reconstruct a 3D image by performing a super-resolution with respect to the depth image in which the error point is relocated. | 04-17-2014 |
20140112531 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TRANSPARENT OBJECT IN IMAGE - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method for detecting a transparent image from an input image. The image processing apparatus may include an image segmenting unit to segment an input image into a plurality of segments, a likelihood determining unit to determine a likelihood that a transparent object is present between adjacent segments among the plurality of segments, and an object detecting unit to detect the transparent object from the input image based on the likelihood. | 04-24-2014 |
20140187861 | ENDOSCOPE USING DEPTH INFORMATION AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POLYP BASED ON ENDOSCOPE USING DEPTH INFORMATION - An endoscope using depth information and a method for detecting a polyp based on the endoscope using the depth information are provided. The endoscope using the depth information may generate an irradiated light signal including a visible light, obtain depth information based on the irradiated light signal and a reflected light signal obtained through the irradiated light signal being reflected off of an intestine wall, generate a depth image inside the intestine wall based on the depth information, and detect a polyp located on the intestine wall based on the depth image. | 07-03-2014 |