JP5858381

Nagoya University

Title of Patent: 

Multi-viewpoint image composition method and multi-viewpoint image composition system

• A method and system for synthesizing virtual viewpoint images, where synthetic image viewed from a virtual viewpoint is obtained based on images captured at a plurality of locations

• Provides a virtual image synthesis technique realizing an up-sampling method that causes neither blocking effect nor smoothing effect in the up-sampled depth maps at lower bitrates

• A depth map generation step in which an image depth acquisition device generates depth maps for images captured at the viewpoints where multiple image capture devices are positioned

JP4913232

Panasonic

Title of Patent: 

Image selection apparatus and image selection method

• An image selection apparatus and method for selecting one or more image data from a plurality of image data

• Includes a first time information indicating the date and time, when the information of the first user position is acquired by Global Positioning System (GPS)

• More appropriate image data is automatically selected when one or more image data is selected from a plurality of image data using a user's movement history