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Granted Patent B2
US 11,989,820 · App. 17/090,793 · Granted May 21, 2024

Arbitrary view generation

Inventors: Clarence Chui (Los Altos Hills, CA); Manu Parmar (Sunnyvale, CA); Amogh Subbakrishna Adishesha (State College, PA); Harshul Gupta (La Jolla, CA); Avinash Venkata Uppuluri (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: Outward, Inc.
G06T15/205G06F16/58G06T5/50G06T7/32
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Patent No.
US 11,989,820
App. No.
17/090,793
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for generating an image are disclosed. In some embodiments, a received input image is transformed to generate an output image using a machine learning based framework that is trained on a constrained set of images. The generated output image comprises an attribute learned by the machine learning based framework from the set of images.

Claims (64)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an input image; and

transforming the input image to generate an output image using a machine learning based framework that is trained on a constrained set of images;

wherein the generated output image comprises an attribute learned by the machine learning based framework from the set of images.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining or predicting the attribute for the input image using the machine learning based framework.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the attribute is unknown or incomplete in the input image.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of images comprises photorealistic renderings.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of images comprises a prescribed texture.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of images is constrained to a prescribed environment.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output image comprises a reference image that is used to generate other images.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attribute comprises a metadata value.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attribute comprises a texture value.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attribute comprises a depth value.

11. The method of claim 1 , where the attribute comprises a surface normal vector value.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attribute comprises coordinate values.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine learning based framework comprises a neural network.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output image comprises a restored version of the input image.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output image comprises an upscaled version of the input image.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output image comprises a cleaned version of the input image.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output image comprises a denoised version of the input image.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein transforming comprises one or more of: removing a background of the input image, predicting a depth estimate of the input image, refining a depth estimate of the input image, predicting a perspective transformation estimate of the input image, and refining a perspective transformation estimate of the input image.

19. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to:

receive an input image; and

transform the input image to generate an output image using a machine learning based framework that is trained on a constrained set of images, wherein the generated output image comprises an attribute learned by the machine learning based framework from the set of images; and

a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine or predict the attribute for the input image using the machine learning based framework.

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the attribute is unknown or incomplete in the input image.

22. The system of claim 19 , wherein the set of images comprises photorealistic renderings.

23. The system of claim 19 , wherein the set of images comprises a prescribed texture.

24. The system of claim 19 , wherein the set of images is constrained to a prescribed environment.

25. The system of claim 19 , wherein the output image comprises a reference image that is used to generate other images.

26. The system of claim 19 , wherein the attribute comprises a metadata value.

27. The system of claim 19 , wherein the attribute comprises a texture value.

28. The system of claim 19 , wherein the attribute comprises a depth value.

29. The system of claim 19 , where the attribute comprises a surface normal vector value.

30. The system of claim 19 , wherein the attribute comprises coordinate values.

31. The system of claim 19 , wherein the machine learning based framework comprises a neural network.

32. The system of claim 19 , wherein the output image comprises a restored version of the input image.

33. The system of claim 19 , wherein the output image comprises an upscaled version of the input image.

34. The system of claim 19 , wherein the output image comprises a cleaned version of the input image.

35. The system of claim 19 , wherein the output image comprises a denoised version of the input image.

36. The system of claim 19 , wherein to transform comprises one or more of: to remove a background of the input image, to predict a depth estimate of the input image, to refine a depth estimate of the input image, to predict a perspective transformation estimate of the input image, and to refine a perspective transformation estimate of the input image.

37. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions which when executed cause a computer to:

receive an input image; and

transform the input image to generate an output image using a machine learning based framework that is trained on a constrained set of images;

wherein the generated output image comprises an attribute learned by the machine learning based framework from the set of images.

38. The computer program product of claim 37 , further comprising computer instructions which when executed cause a computer to determine or predict the attribute for the input image using the machine learning based framework.

39. The computer program product of claim 38 , wherein the attribute is unknown or incomplete in the input image.

40. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the set of images comprises photorealistic renderings.

41. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the set of images comprises a prescribed texture.

42. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the set of images is constrained to a prescribed environment.

43. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the output image comprises a reference image that is used to generate other images.

44. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the attribute comprises a metadata value.

45. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the attribute comprises a texture value.

46. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the attribute comprises a depth value.

47. The computer program product of claim 37 , where the attribute comprises a surface normal vector value.

48. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the attribute comprises coordinate values.

49. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the machine learning based framework comprises a neural network.

50. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the output image comprises a restored version of the input image.

51. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the output image comprises an upscaled version of the input image.

52. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the output image comprises a cleaned version of the input image.

53. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein the output image comprises a denoised version of the input image.

54. The computer program product of claim 37 , wherein to transform comprises one or more of: to remove a background of the input image, to predict a depth estimate of the input image, to refine a depth estimate of the input image, to predict a perspective transformation estimate of the input image, and to refine a perspective transformation estimate of the input image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2021
From: CHUI, CLARENCE; PARMAR, MANU; ADISHESHA, AMOGH SUBBAKRISHNA; GUPTA, HARSHUL; UPPULURI, AVINASH VENKATA
To: OUTWARD, INC.
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Continuity (8)
Continuation In Part 16523888 · Jul 26, 2019
Continuation In Part 16181607 · Nov 6, 2018
Continuation 15721426 · Sep 29, 2017
Continuation In Part 15081553 · Mar 25, 2016
Provisional Application 62933258 · Nov 8, 2019
Provisional Application 62933261 · Nov 8, 2019
Provisional Application 62541607 · Aug 4, 2017
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