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US 12,260,571 · App. 17/650,027 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Depth map completion in visual content using semantic and three-dimensional information

Inventors: Hong Cai (San Diego, CA); Shichong Peng (Seattle, WA); Janarbek Matai (San Diego, CA); Jamie Menjay Lin (San Diego, CA); Debasmit Das (San Diego, CA); Fatih Murat Porikli (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
G06T7/50G06N3/045G06T7/10G06T2207/20084G06T2207/20212
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Patent No.
US 12,260,571
App. No.
17/650,027
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for generating fine depth maps for images of a scene based on semantic segmentation and segment-based refinement neural networks. An example method generally includes generating, through a segmentation neural network, a segmentation map based on an image of a scene. The segmentation map generally comprises a map segmenting the scene into a plurality of regions, and each region of the plurality of regions is generally associated with one of a plurality of categories. A first depth map of the scene is generated through a first depth neural network based on a depth measurement of the scene. A second depth map of the scene is generated through a depth refinement neural network based on the segmentation map and the first depth map. One or more actions are taken based on the second depth map of the scene.

Claims (58)

1. A method, comprising:

generating, through a segmentation neural network, a segmentation map based on an image of a scene, wherein the segmentation map comprises a plurality of segments, and wherein each segment of the plurality of segments is associated with one of a plurality of categories;

generating, through a first depth neural network, a first depth map of the scene based on a depth measurement of the scene;

generating a plurality of masks based on the segmentation map and the first depth map, each mask corresponding to one of the plurality of segments;

generating a plurality of enhanced depth masks based on the plurality of masks and three-dimensional coordinate information derived from the first depth map as inputs into a depth refinement neural network, wherein each enhanced depth mask of the plurality of enhanced depth masks corresponds to one of the plurality of segments;

combining the plurality of enhanced depth maps to form a second depth map of the scene;

taking one or more actions based on the second depth map of the scene.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the depth refinement neural network generates each output mask of the plurality of enhanced depth masks based on a convolutional kernel configured to apply weights based on a proximity of pixels in the scene in a three-dimensional space.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the depth measurement of the scene comprises depth measurements spanning a portion of a height of the image of the scene on a first axis and spanning a length of the image on a second axis.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first depth map comprises a depth map of the scene having a lower resolution than a resolution of the image of the scene.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the taking one or more actions comprises controlling a motor vehicle based on the second depth map.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the taking one or more actions comprises:

generating an extended reality scene combining the scene and one or more virtual scenes based on the second depth map; and

displaying the extended reality scene on a display device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the taking one or more actions comprises controlling a robot to interact with one or more physical objects in the scene based on the second depth map.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first depth map comprises a coarse depth map and the second depth map comprises a finer depth map having finer detail than the coarse depth map.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory having executable instructions stored thereon; and

a processor configured to execute the executable instructions to cause the apparatus to:

generate, through a segmentation neural network, a segmentation map based on an image of a scene, wherein the segmentation map comprises a plurality of segments, and wherein each segment of the plurality of segments being associated with one of a plurality of categories;

generate, through a first depth neural network, a first depth map of the scene based on a depth measurement of the scene;

generate a plurality of masks based on the segmentation map and the first depth map, each mask corresponding to one of the plurality of segments;

generate a plurality of enhanced depth masks based on the plurality of masks and three-dimensional coordinate information derived from the first depth map as inputs into a depth refinement neural network, wherein each enhanced depth mask of the plurality of enhanced depth masks corresponds to one of the plurality of segments;

combine the plurality of enhanced depth maps to form a second depth map of the scene;

take one or more actions based on the second depth map of the scene.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the depth refinement neural network generates each output mask of the plurality of enhanced depth masks based on a convolutional kernel configured to apply weights based on a proximity of pixels in the scene in a three-dimensional space.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the depth measurement of the scene comprises depth measurements spanning a portion of a height of the image of the scene on a first axis and spanning a length of the image on a second axis.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first depth map comprises a depth map of the scene having a lower resolution than a resolution of the image of the scene.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein in order to take the one or more actions, the processor is configured to control a motor vehicle based on the second depth map.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein in order to take the one or more actions, the processor is configured to:

generate an extended reality scene combining the scene and one or more virtual scenes based on the second depth map; and

display the extended reality scene on a display device.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein in order to take the one or more actions, the processor is configured to control a robot to interact with one or more physical objects in the scene based on the second depth map.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first depth map comprises a coarse depth map and the second depth map comprises a finer depth map having finer detail than the coarse depth map.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

means for generating, through a segmentation neural network, a segmentation map based on an image of a scene, wherein the segmentation map comprises a map segmenting the scene into a plurality of segments, each segment of the plurality of segments being associated with one of a plurality of categories;

means for generating, through a first depth neural network, a first depth map of the scene based on a depth measurement of the scene;

means for generating a plurality of masks based on the segmentation map and the first depth map, each mask corresponding to one of the plurality of segments;

means for generating a plurality of enhanced depth masks based on the plurality of masks and three-dimensional coordinate information derived from the first depth map as inputs into a depth refinement neural network, wherein each enhanced depth mask of the plurality of enhanced depth masks corresponds to one of the plurality of segments;

means for combining the plurality of enhanced depth maps to form a second depth map of the scene;

means for taking one or more actions based on the second depth map of the scene.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the depth refinement neural network is configured to generate each output mask of the plurality of enhanced depth masks based on a convolutional kernel configured to apply weights based on a proximity of pixels in the scene in a three-dimensional space.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the depth measurement of the scene comprises depth measurements spanning a portion of a height of the image of the scene on a first axis and spanning a length of the image on a second axis.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the first depth map comprises a depth map of the scene having a lower resolution than a resolution of the image of the scene.

21. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the means for taking one or more actions comprises means for controlling a motor vehicle based on the second depth map.

22. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the means for taking one or more actions comprises:

means for generating an extended reality scene combining the scene and one or more virtual scenes based on the second depth map; and

means for displaying the extended reality scene on a display device.

23. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the means for taking one or more actions comprises means for controlling a robot to interact with one or more physical objects in the scene based on the second depth map.

24. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the first depth map comprises a coarse depth map and the second depth map comprises a finer depth map having finer detail than the coarse depth map.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

generate, through a segmentation neural network, a segmentation map based on an image of a scene, wherein the segmentation map comprises a map segmenting the scene into a plurality of segments, each segment of the plurality of segments being associated with one of a plurality of categories;

generate, through a first depth neural network, a first depth map of the scene based on a depth measurement of the scene;

generate a plurality of masks based on the segmentation map and the first depth map, each mask corresponding to one of the plurality of segments;

generate a plurality of enhanced depth masks based on the plurality of masks and three-dimensional coordinate information derived from the first depth map as inputs into a depth refinement neural network, wherein each enhanced depth mask of the plurality of enhanced depth masks corresponds to one of the plurality of segments;

combine the plurality of enhanced depth maps to form a second depth map of the scene;

take one or more actions based on the second depth map of the scene.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the depth refinement neural network generates each output mask of the plurality of enhanced depth masks based on a convolutional kernel configured to apply weights based on a proximity of pixels in the scene in a three-dimensional space.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2022
From: CAI, HONG; PENG, SHICHONG; MATAI, JANARBEK; LIN, JAMIE MENJAY; DAS, DEBASMIT; PORIKLI, FATIH MURAT
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 059322/0160 →
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