Patents by Inventor Chien-Chuan Yao

Chien-Chuan Yao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Stereoscopic image processing method and apparatus thereof
    Patent number: 10115207
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving a two-dimensional (2D) input image; detecting an image of a block in the 2D image to generate depth information for the block; and determining a depth of a sub-block image within the block according to the depth information, accurately estimating block-based depth information according to image characteristics of the block and obtaining a depth of a given block/pixel according to the depth information to generate improved stereoscopic images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Chuan Yao, Chih Wei Chen, Chung-Yi Chen
  • Apparatus and method for processing 3D images through adjustment of depth and viewing angle
    Patent number: 9330487
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a three-dimensional (3D) image is provided. The apparatus includes a motion estimation module and a motion interpolation module. The motion estimation module estimates a motion vector between a first object in a first-eye image and a second object in a second-eye image. The first object is the same as or similar to the second object. The motion interpolation module multiplies the motion vector by a first shift ratio to generate a first motion vector. The motion interpolation module generates a shifted first object by interpolation according to the first motion vector and the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Chen, Chien-Chuan Yao
  • Image Processing Method and Apparatus Thereof
    Publication number: 20120320045
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving a two-dimensional (2D) input image; detecting an image of a block in the 2D image to generate depth information for the block; and determining a depth of a sub-block image within the block according to the depth information, accurately estimating block-based depth information according to image characteristics of the block and obtaining a depth of a given block/pixel according to the depth information to generate improved stereoscopic images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Chuan Yao, Chih Wei Chen, Chung-Yi Chen