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Granted Patent B2
US 12,737,974 · App. 18/661,924 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Method and apparatus for improving visual coherency on rendering 3D real objects virtualized in extended reality

Inventor: Byung Kuk Seo (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
G06T17/00G06T19/006G06T15/04
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Patent No.
US 12,737,974
App. No.
18/661,924
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Proposed is a rendering method and device for providing extended reality experiences. The rendering method includes obtaining image data in a first condition by an image data sensing part, the image data including a target real object to be virtualized, deriving a raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix on the basis of the obtained image data in the first condition by a raw-to-sRGB conversion estimation part, generating texture data of the target real object by using the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix by an object texture data conversion generation part, virtualizing the target real object by using the object texture data and generating a virtualized real object by a real-time processing part, and rendering the virtualized real object by an object/background rendering part.

Claims (30)

1 . A rendering method for extended reality, the rendering method comprising:

obtaining, by an image data sensing part, image data in a first condition, the image data including a target real object to be virtualized;

deriving, by a raw-to-sRGB conversion estimation part, a raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix on the basis of the obtained image data in the first condition;

generating, by an object texture data conversion generation part, texture data of the target real object by using the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix;

virtualizing, by a real-time processing part, the target real object by using the object texture data and generating a virtualized real object;

rendering, by an object/background rendering part, the virtualized real object; and

providing, by an object/background rendering part, extended reality experiences.

2 . The rendering method of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the texture data of the target real object to be virtualized by using the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix by the object texture data conversion generation part comprises:

deriving a raw-to-raw conversion matrix for estimating raw-to-raw conversion, on the basis of the image data in the first condition and image data in a second condition; and

performing conversion into the texture data of the target real object on the basis of the raw-to-raw conversion matrix, and generating the texture data of the target real object by using the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix.

3 . The rendering method of claim 2 , wherein the first condition includes a characteristic of lighting or a characteristic of a camera in an environment in which extended reality experiences are provided or both, and

the second condition includes a characteristic of lighting or a characteristic of a camera in an environment in which a 3D modeling part operates offline or in a pre-test environment, or both.

4 . The rendering method of claim 1 , wherein the deriving of the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix on the basis of the obtained image data by the raw-to-sRGB conversion estimation part comprises:

deriving the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix on the basis of a reference color chart raw image data and a reference color chart sRGB image data included in the image data of the first condition.

5 . The rendering method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving user input for the virtualized real object; and

outputting a screen with updated interaction corresponding to the user input.

6 . A rendering device, comprising:

an image data sensing part configured to obtain image data in a first condition, the image data including a target real object to be virtualized;

a raw-to-sRGB conversion estimation part configured to derive a raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix on the basis of the obtained image data in the first condition;

an object texture data conversion generation part configured to generate texture data of the target real object by using the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix;

a real-time processing part configured to virtualize the target real object by using the object texture data and generate a virtualized real object; and

an object/background rendering part configured to render the virtualized real object and provide extended reality experiences.

7 . The rendering device of claim 6 , wherein when generating the texture data of the target real object to be virtualized by using the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix, the object texture data conversion generation part is configured to

derive a raw-to-raw conversion matrix for estimating raw-to-raw conversion, on the basis of the image data in the first condition and image data in a second condition, perform conversion into the texture data of the target real object on the basis of the raw-to-raw conversion matrix, and generate the texture data of the target real object by using the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix.

8 . The rendering device of claim 7 , wherein the first condition includes a characteristic of lighting or a characteristic of a camera in an environment in which the extended reality experiences are provided or both, and

the second condition includes a characteristic of lighting or a characteristic of a camera in an environment in which a 3D modeling part operates offline or in a pre-test environment, or both.

9 . The rendering device of claim 6 , wherein when deriving the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix on the basis of the obtained image data, the raw-to-sRGB conversion estimation part is configured to

derive the raw-to-sRGB conversion matrix on the basis of a reference color chart raw image data and a reference color chart sRGB image data included in the image data of the first condition.

10 . The rendering device of claim 6 , wherein user input for the virtualized real object is received, and a screen with updated interaction corresponding to the user input is output.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2024
From: SEO, BYUNG KUK
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 067387/0065 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0105318 · Aug 11, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250054232A1 · Feb 13, 2025
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