Abstract: A method for improving a stereo image including a left view image and a right view image, comprising: using a data processor to automatically analyze the stereo image to determine an original stereo quality score responsive to relative positions of corresponding points in the left view image and the right view image; specifying a set of one or more candidate modifications to the stereo image; determining revised stereo quality scores based on each of the candidate modifications to the stereo image; selecting a particular candidate modification that produces a revised stereo quality score which indicates a higher quality level than the original stereo quality score; forming an output stereo image corresponding to the selected particular candidate modification; and storing the output stereo image in a processor-accessible memory.

Abstract: A method of producing a stereo image from a temporal sequence of digital images, comprising: receiving a temporal sequence of digital images; analyzing pairs of digital images to produce corresponding stereo suitability scores, wherein the stereo suitability score for a particular pair of images is determined responsive to the relative positions of corresponding features in the particular pair of digital image; selecting a pair of digital images including a first image and a second image based on the stereo suitability scores; using a processor to analyze the selected pair of digital images to produce a motion consistency map indicating regions of consistent motion, the motion consistency map having an array of pixels; producing a stereo image pair including a left view image and a right view image by combining the first image and the second image responsive to the motion consistency map; and storing the stereo image pair in a processor-accessible memory.

Abstract: A method for processing an anaglyph image to produce an enhanced image is described. The method includes receiving an anaglyph image; determining first and second feature locations from the first and second digital image channels and producing feature descriptions of the feature locations; and using the feature descriptions to find feature point correspondences between the first and second feature locations of the first and second digital image channels. The method further includes determining a warping function for the second digital image channel based on the feature point correspondences; producing an enhanced second digital image channel by applying the warping function to the second digital image channel; and producing an enhanced image from the first digital image channel and the enhanced second digital image channel.

Abstract: An image capture device for an enhanced digital image of a scene including a first digital image sensor for producing a first image and a second digital image sensor for producing a second digital image; wherein the image sensors have multiple photosites, each associated with a color filter; a device for capturing a first and second digital image from the first and second digital image sensors at substantially the same time, wherein the digital images contain pixel locations having values associated to the response of a photosite from the respective image sensor; a processor for aligning the first and second digital images; and the processor producing an enhanced first digital image containing at each pixel location, a pixel value for each of at least three color primaries by using pixel values from the first and second digital images, based on the alignment between the first and second images.

Abstract: A method of producing a stereo image from a digital video includes receiving a digital video including a plurality of digital images captured by an image capture device; and using a processor to produce stereo suitability scores for at least two digital images from the plurality of digital images. The method further includes selecting a stereo candidate image based on the stereo suitability scores; producing a stereo image from the selected stereo candidate image wherein the stereo image includes the stereo candidate image and an associated stereo companion image based on the plurality of digital images from the digital video; and storing the stereo image whereby the stereo image can be presented for viewing by a user.

Abstract: A method for reducing the number of images or the length of a video from a digital image collection using a social network, includes receiving a digital image collection captured by a user to be viewed by a viewer; wherein the viewer and the user are members of the same social network and using a processor to access the social network to determine a relationship between a viewer and the user. The method further includes using the processor to determine a set of summarization parameters based on the relationship between the viewer and the user and using the processor to reduce the number of images or the length of the video from the digital image collection using the determined set of summarization parameters to be viewed by the viewer.