Removal of projection noise and point-based rendering
Embodiments described herein provide an apparatus comprising a processor to divide a first image projection into a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions comprising a plurality of points, determine an accuracy rating for the plurality of regions, and apply one of a first rendering technique to a first region in the plurality of regions when the accuracy rating for the first region in the plurality of regions fails to meet an accuracy threshold or a second rendering technique to the first region in the plurality of regions when the accuracy rating for the first region in the plurality of regions meets an accuracy threshold, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
dividing a first image projection into a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions comprising a plurality of points;
determining an accuracy rating for the plurality of regions;
applying one of a first rendering technique to a first region in the plurality of regions when the accuracy rating for the first region in the plurality of regions fails to meet an accuracy threshold or a second rendering technique to the first region in the plurality of regions when the accuracy rating for the first region in the plurality of regions meets an accuracy threshold;
determining a uniformity of depth parameter for the plurality of points in the plurality of regions, wherein determining a uniformity of depth parameter for a region in the plurality of regions comprises:
determining an average depth parameter for the region; and
determining a standard deviation depth parameter for the region.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
rendering the first region from the plurality of regions using data from the first projection when the accuracy rating for the first region meets the accuracy threshold.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
rendering the first region from the plurality of regions using data from a second image projection, different from the first image projection, when the accuracy rating for the first region fails to meet the accuracy threshold.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining an accuracy rating for the plurality of regions comprises:
analyzing a plurality of depth images of the plurality of regions with an edge detector to detect discontinuities in depth parameters of the plurality of points in the plurality of regions.
5. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
dividing a first image projection into a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions comprising a plurality of points;
determining an accuracy rating for the plurality of regions; and
applying one of a first rendering technique to a first region in the plurality of regions when the accuracy rating for the first region in the plurality of regions fails to meet an accuracy threshold or a second rendering technique to the first region in the plurality of regions when the accuracy rating for the first region in the plurality of regions meets an accuracy threshold;
determining a uniformity of depth parameter for the plurality of points in the plurality of regions;
determining an average depth parameter for the region; and
determining a standard deviation depth parameter for the region.
6. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 5 , the operations additionally comprising:
rendering the first region from the plurality of regions using data from the first projection when the accuracy rating for the first region meets the accuracy threshold.
7. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 5 , the operations additionally comprising:
rendering the first region from the plurality of regions using data from a second image projection, different from the first image projection, when the accuracy rating for the first region fails to meet the accuracy threshold.
8. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 5 , the operations additionally comprising:
analyzing a plurality of depth images of the plurality of regions with an edge detector to detect discontinuities in depth parameters of the plurality of points in the plurality of regions.
9. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor to divide a first image projection into a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions comprising a plurality of points, determine an accuracy rating for the plurality of regions, apply one of a first rendering technique to a first region in the plurality of regions when the accuracy rating for the first region in the plurality of regions fails to meet an accuracy threshold or a second rendering technique to the first region in the plurality of regions when the accuracy rating for the first region in the plurality of regions meets an accuracy threshold; determine a uniformity of depth parameter for the plurality of points in the plurality of regions; determine an average depth parameter for the region, and determine a standard deviation depth parameter for the region; and
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , the processor to render the first region from the plurality of regions using data from the first projection when the accuracy rating for the first region meets the accuracy threshold.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , the processor to render the first region from the plurality of regions using data from a second image projection, different from the first image projection, when the accuracy rating for the first region fails to meet the accuracy threshold.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 , the processor to analyze a plurality of depth images of the plurality of regions with an edge detector to detect discontinuities in depth parameters of the plurality of points in the plurality of regions.