IP Library Patent Application 18146927
Patent Application
App. No. 18/146,927

ENHANCED MULTI-VIEW BACKGROUND MATTING FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING

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18/146,927
Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to video background matte generation. A method may include receiving, by a first neural network trained to generate alpha mattes and foreground multi-camera images, first inputs generated by a second neural network; receiving, by the first neural network, second inputs comprising grayscale images and depth maps of the multi-camera images; and generating, by the first neural network, based on the first inputs and the second inputs, multi-view alpha mattes and multi-view foreground estimates for the multi-camera images.

Claims (29)

1 . A method for generating multi-camera background mattes for video, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first neural network trained to generate alpha mattes and foreground estimates of multi-camera images, first inputs generated by a second neural network;

receiving, by the first neural network, second inputs comprising grayscale images and depth maps of the multi-camera images; and

generating, by the first neural network, based on the first inputs and the second inputs, multi-view alpha mattes and multi-view foreground estimates for the multi-camera images.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-view alpha mattes and the multi-view foreground estimates are generated based on a loss function.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the loss function minimizes a difference between predicted alpha mattes and ground truth alpha mattes for the multi-camera images.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first neural network is trained using the ground truth alpha mattes.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the loss function minimizes a difference between predicted foreground estimates and ground truth foreground estimates for the multi-camera images.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first neural network is trained using the ground truth foreground estimates.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first neural network is a deep learning-based neural network.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first inputs comprise alpha mattes for each camera view of the multi-camera images.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, associated with video background matte generation, which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:

receive, using a first neural network trained to generate alpha mattes and foreground estimates of multi-camera images, first inputs generated by a second neural network;

receive, using the first neural network, second inputs comprising grayscale images and depth maps of the multi-camera images; and

generate, using the first neural network, based on the first inputs and the second inputs, multi-view alpha mattes and multi-view foreground estimates for the multi-camera images.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the multi-view alpha mattes and the multi-view foreground estimates are generated based on a loss function.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the loss function minimizes a difference between predicted alpha mattes and ground truth alpha mattes for the multi-camera images.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first neural network is trained using the ground truth alpha mattes.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the loss function minimizes a difference between predicted foreground estimates and ground truth foreground estimates for the multi-camera images.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the first neural network is trained using the ground truth foreground estimates.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first neural network is a deep learning-based neural network.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first inputs comprise alpha mattes for each camera view of the multi-camera images.

17 . A device for video background matte generation, the device comprising memory storing instructions associated with the video background matte generation, the memory coupled to at least one processor configured to:

receive, using a first neural network trained to generate alpha mattes and foreground estimates of multi-camera images, first inputs generated by a second neural network;

receive, using the first neural network, second inputs comprising grayscale images and depth maps of the multi-camera images; and

generate, using the first neural network, based on the first inputs and the second inputs, multi-view alpha mattes and multi-view foreground estimates for the multi-camera images.

18 . The device of claim 17 , wherein the multi-view alpha mattes and the multi-view foreground estimates are generated based on a loss function.

19 . The device of claim 18 , wherein the loss function minimizes a difference between predicted alpha mattes and ground truth alpha mattes for the multi-camera images.

20 . The device of claim 19 , wherein the first neural network is trained using the ground truth alpha mattes.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2026
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: INTEL PRODUCTS IP LLC
Reel/Frame 075991/0662 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: POURIAN, NILOUFAR
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062220/0344 →