IP Library Granted Patent US 10,791,314
Granted Patent B2
US 10,791,314 · App. 13/637,961 · Granted Sep 29, 2020

3D disparity maps

Inventors: Thierry Borel (La Bouexiere, FR); Ralf Ostermann (Hannover, DE); Wolfram Putzke-Roeming (Hildesheim, DE)
Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
H04N13/128
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Patent No.
US 10,791,314
App. No.
13/637,961
Granted
Sep 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A particular implementation accesses a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the disparity value indicating disparity with respect to a particular resolution. The particular implementation modifies the accessed disparity value based on multiple resolutions to produce a modified disparity value. Another implementation accesses a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the picture having a particular resolution, and the disparity value indicating disparity with respect to another resolution that is different from the particular resolution and that is based on multiple resolutions. A further implementation modifies the accessed disparity value to produce a modified disparity value indicating disparity with respect to the particular resolution.

Claims (20)

1. A method comprising:

accessing a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the picture being for display on a display device supporting a first horizontal resolution of a plurality of resolutions comprising at least two resolutions among 960, 1280, 1920, 2048 and/or 4096 pixels, the disparity value being adapted to a second horizontal resolution that is a common multiple of said plurality of resolutions, said second resolution being larger than any resolution of said plurality and being an integer that is convertible to one or more of said multiple resolutions supported by the display device;

producing a modified disparity value by scaling down the accessed disparity value so that the modified disparity value is adapted to the first horizontal resolution; and

processing the picture using the modified disparity value for displaying said picture on the display device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the producing comprises scaling the accessed disparity value by a factor that is based on the plurality.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the producing comprises scaling the accessed disparity value based on the common multiple of the resolutions of said plurality.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the common multiple is the smallest common multiple of the resolutions of said plurality.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the common multiple is 11,520.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the modified disparity value is an integer.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the modified disparity value provides sub-pixel accuracy in disparity for the resolutions of said plurality.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the modified disparity value provides accuracy in disparity that is more accurate than ¼ pixel.

9. An apparatus comprising one or more processors collectively configured to perform:

accessing a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the picture being for display on a display device supporting a first horizontal resolution of a plurality of resolutions comprising at least two resolutions among 960, 1280, 1920, 2048 and/or 4096 pixels, the disparity value being adapted to a second horizontal resolution that is a common multiple of said plurality of resolutions, said second resolution being larger than any resolution of said plurality and being an integer that is convertible to one or more of said multiple resolutions supported by the display device;

producing a modified disparity value by scaling down the accessed disparity value so that the modified disparity value is adapted to the first horizontal resolution; and

processing the picture using the modified disparity value for displaying said picture on the display device.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising a memory for storing the modified disparity value.

11. A non-transitory processor readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing one or more processors to collectively perform:

accessing a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the picture being for display on a display device supporting a first horizontal resolution of a plurality of resolutions comprising at least two resolutions among 960, 1280, 1920, 2048, and/or 4096 pixels, the disparity value being adapted to a second horizontal resolution that is a common multiple of said plurality of resolutions, said second resolution being larger than any resolution of said plurality and being an integer that is convertible to one or more of said multiple resolutions supported by the display device;

producing a modified disparity value by scaling down the accessed disparity value so that the modified disparity value is adapted to the first horizontal resolution; and

processing the picture using the modified disparity value for displaying said picture on the display device.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY NAME FROM INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS TO INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 47332 FRAME: 511. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: THOMSON LICENSING
To: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
Reel/Frame 066703/0509 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2018
From: THOMSON LICENSING
To: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
Reel/Frame 047332/0511 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2013
From: BOREL, THIERRY; OSTERMANN, RALF; PUTZKE-ROEMING, WOLFRAM
To: THOMSON LICENSING
Reel/Frame 030184/0001 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61397418 · Jun 11, 2010
Provisional Application 61319566 · Mar 31, 2010
Related Publication 20130010057A1 · Jan 10, 2013