APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DEPTH INFORMATION

摘要

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for extracting depth information are provided to divide a reference viewpoint image into segments, thereby decreasing errors in depth information due to discontinuity. CONSTITUTION: An image input unit(101) inputs a reference viewpoint image and an object viewpoint image. A depth information input unit(103) inputs initial depth information about the reference viewpoint image. An image dividing unit(105) divides the reference viewpoint image into a plurality of areas by comparing the color similarity of the reference viewpoint image and the initial depth information. The first depth information generating unit(107) generates final depth information in which the initial depth information is corrected.