IP Library Granted Patent US 9,569,830
Granted Patent B2
US 9,569,830 · App. 14/791,273 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Image processing method and electronic apparatus with image processing mechanism

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Patent No.
US 9,569,830
App. No.
14/791,273
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing method comprising: (a) acquiring a first depth value for a first object in a first image; and (b) altering image effect for the first object according the first depth value when the first object is pasted onto a second image.

Claims (47)

1. An image processing method, comprising:

(a) acquiring, by a depth detecting device of an electronic apparatus, a first depth value for a first object in a first image; and

(b) altering, by an image processing device of the electronic apparatus, an image effect for the first object according to the first depth value when the first object is pasted onto a second image.

2. The image processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

merging, by the image processing device, the first depth value for the first object into the second image.

3. The image processing method of claim 1 , wherein the step (b) further comprises:

acquiring, by the image processing device, a location with the first depth value in the second image; and

locating, by the image processing device, the first object at the location in the second image.

4. The image processing method of claim 3 , further comprising:

resizing, by the image processing device, the first object according to the first depth value.

5. The image processing method of claim 3 , further comprising:

enlarging, by the image processing device, the first object when the first object is moved from the location to a second location with a depth value smaller than the first depth value; and

shrinking, by the image processing device, the first object when the first object is moved from the location to a third location with a depth value larger than the first depth value.

6. The image processing method of claim 1 , wherein the step (b) further comprises:

covering, by the image processing device, partially the first object by a second object with a depth value smaller than the first depth value in the second image.

7. The image processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring, by the depth detecting device, a depth value for the second image; and

if a maximum depth value of the second image is smaller than the first depth value of the first object, the image processing device enlarging a size of the first object according to a relation between the first depth value of the first object and the maximum depth of the second image.

8. The image processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring, by the depth detecting device, a depth value for the second image; and

if a maximum depth value of the second image is smaller than the first depth value of the first object, the image processing device shrinking a size for a target second object in the second image, according to a relation between a depth value of the target second object and the first depth value of the first object.

9. The image processing method of claim 1 , wherein the altering comprises altering, by the image processing device, the image effect for the first object according to a disparity value between the first object and another object in the first image when the first object is pasted onto the second image.

10. The image processing method of claim 1 , wherein the image effect comprises at least one of: a defocus level, a brightness, a sharpness, and a color.

11. An electronic apparatus with an image processing mechanism, comprising:

a depth detecting device, configured to acquire a first depth value for a first object in a first image; and

an image processing device, configured to alter an image effect for the first object according to the first depth value when the first object is pasted onto a second image.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the image processing device merges the first depth value for the first object into the second image.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the depth detecting device further acquires a depth value for the second image;

wherein the image processing device alters the image effect for the first object via following steps:

acquiring a location with the first depth value in the second image; and

locating the first object at the location in the second image.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the image processing device further resizes the first object according to the first depth value when the first object is pasted onto the second image.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the image processing device further performs following steps when the first object is pasted onto the second image:

enlarging the first object when the first object is moved from the location to a second location with a depth value smaller than the first depth value; and

shrinking the first object when the first object is moved from the location to a third location with a depth value larger than the first depth value.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the image processing device covers partially the first object by a second object with a depth value smaller than the first depth value in the second image when the first object is pasted onto the second image.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the depth detecting device further acquires a depth value for the second image;

wherein the image processing device further performs following steps:

if a maximum depth value of the second image is smaller than the first depth value of the first object, enlarging the size of the first object according to a relation between the first depth value of the first object and the maximum depth value of the second image.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the depth detecting device further acquires a depth value for the second image;

wherein the image processing device further performs following steps:

if a maximum depth value of the second image is smaller than the first depth value of the first object, shrinking a size for a target second object in the second image, according to a relation between a depth value of the target second object and the first depth value of the first object.

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the image processing device alters the image effect for the first object according to a disparity value between the first object and another object in the first image when the first object is pasted onto the second image.

20. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the image effect comprises at least one of: a defocus level, a brightness, a sharpness, and a color.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2022
From: XUESHAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 061789/0686 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: MEDIATEK INC.
To: XUESHAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 056593/0167 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2015
From: CHAN, CHENG-CHE; CHEN, CHENG-CHE; CHEN, DING-YUN
To: MEDIATEK INC.
Reel/Frame 035976/0068 →