Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating multi-view images are provided. An error suspicious area may be detected from a reference view image. A foreground-first image may be generated by foreground-first warping including regarding the error suspicious area as a foreground, and a background-first image may be generated by background-first warping including regarding the error suspicious area as a background. The foreground-first image and the background-first image may be blended, and an output view image in a predetermined viewpoint may be generated.

Abstract: An image device generates a plurality of multi-view output images on the basis of an input image, and outputs the plurality of generated output images. The plurality of output images are outputted in a direction opposite to the views of the output images. The plurality of outputted output images are projected towards a left eye and a right eye of a viewer of the image device such that the viewer can recognize three-dimensional images.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a multi-view image, the method including determining an input image for generating multi-view images, and selecting a total of stereo images or one of stereo images to be the input image based on a presence of a distortion between the stereo images.

Abstract: Disclosed are an in-cell touch liquid crystal display (LCD) device having a pixel electrode top structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The in-cell touch LCD device includes a thin film transistor (TFT) disposed in each of a plurality of pixel areas, first to fourth passivation layers disposed on the TFT, a common electrode disposed on the second passivation layer, a conductive line disposed on the third passivation layer; a pixel electrode connected to a drain electrode of the TFT and disposed on the fourth passivation layer, and a bridge contact part configured to electrically connect the common electrode to the conductive line.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus are provided. The image processing method may include determining whether stereoscopic objects that are included in an image pair and that correspond to each other are aligned on the same horizontal line. The method includes determining whether the image pair includes target objects having different geometric features from those of the stereoscopic objects if the stereoscopic objects are not aligned on the same horizontal line. The method includes performing image processing differently for the stereoscopic objects and for the target objects if the image pair includes the target objects.

Abstract: A method includes receiving image data, and performing 3D rendering based on the image data and a depth map associated with a display.

Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating a multiview image may extract feature points from the multiview image and perform image calibration based on the extracted feature points, track corresponding feature points in temporally successive image frames of a first view image, and perform the image calibration based on pairs of corresponding feature points between the feature points tracked from the first view image and feature points of a second view image.

Abstract: An image processing method includes acquiring a feature defining a distribution of similar forms in a first image; and restoring a hole included in a second image based on the feature.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing an image are provided in which an image including a hole region may be downscaled, prior to restoration of a hole pixel. The downscaled hole region may be restored, and a scale of the restored hole region may be converted to an original scale thereof, by upscaling.

Abstract: An image rendering apparatus and method for rendering a stereoscopic image are provided. The image rendering apparatus may estimate a disparity of an image pixel included in an input image. Based on the disparity, a viewpoint direction of the image pixel may be determined by the image rendering apparatus. The image rendering apparatus may render a stereoscopic image by assigning a pixel value of the image pixel to a display pixel having a viewpoint direction corresponding to the viewpoint direction of the image pixel, instead of generating a multiview image.

Abstract: A display device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. In a dual-link structure for a narrow bezel, first link wirings are formed on the same layer that the gate lines are formed and second link wirings are formed on the same layer that the data lines are formed. The first link wirings and the second link wirings are formed in a non-display area. Or auxiliary link wirings are further formed over the first link wirings and the second link wirings respectively. Or the first link wiring and second link wiring are divided two pieces of sub-link wirings. The sub-link wirings consisting the one link wiring are connected respectively and are formed on the different layer, whereby a defective image due to a difference in resistance between neighboring link wirings can be improved.

Abstract: Provided is system and a method of producing a high definition video from a low definition video. According to one or more embodiments, the method performs a trajectory estimation and a matching operation only with respect to a feature region pixel of a previous frame of the low definition video, which is different from all pixels of the previous frame, thereby reducing an amount of computation to improve efficiency of a memory, producing the high definition video in real time, and producing a more accurate high definition video with respect to a feature region.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a multi-view image are provided. A priority may be assigned to each hole pixel in a hole region generated when an output view is generated. The priority of each hole pixel may be generated by combining a structure priority, a confidence priority, and a disparity priority. Hole rendering may be applied to a target patch including a hole pixel having a highest priority. The hole pixel may be restored by searching for a source patch most similar to a background of the target patch, and copying a pixel in the found source patch into a hole pixel of the target patch.

Abstract: A system and method of estimating a motion of an image using block sampling are provided. The motion estimation system includes: a block sampling unit to divide a frame of an input image into a plurality of blocks and sample the plurality of blocks based on a lattice structure; a first motion vector determination unit to determine a motion vector of a first current block using motion vectors of neighboring blocks of the first current block with respect to the sampled blocks; and a second motion vector determination unit to determine a motion vector of a second current block based on features of motion vectors of sampled neighboring blocks of the second current block wherein the second current block is not sampled.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus. A region of interest (ROI) configuration unit may generate a visual attention map according to a visual attention of a human in correspondence to an input three dimensional (3D) image. A disparity adjustment unit may adjust disparity information, included in the input 3D image, using the visual attention map. Using the disparity information adjusted result, a 3D image having a decreased visual fatigue may be generated and be displayed.

Abstract: A rendering apparatus and method for generating multi-views are provided. A rendering unit may generate a plurality of predicted views by rendering one or more reference views, and a hole aggregating unit may generate a reference hole representing an aggregation of holes existing in each of the predicted views. A hole inpainting unit may inpaint the reference hole, and a multi-view generating unit may remove the holes existing in each of the predicted views using the inpainted reference hole.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses an imaging apparatus that may receive input images with different viewpoints, obtain information associated with the input images, and generate a new viewpoint image based on the received input images and the obtained information and thus, reduce an information loss of the new viewpoint image for the input images.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a region of interest (ROI) configuration unit may generate a visual attention map according to visual characteristics of a human in relation to an input three dimensional (3D) image. A disparity adjustment unit may adjust disparity information, included in the input 3D image, using the visual attention map. Using the disparity information adjusted result, a 3D image may be generated and displayed which reduces a level of visual fatigue a user may experience in viewing the 3D image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for image processing is provided, in which the method for image processing includes generating a base image based on multi-view color images and depth images corresponding to the multi-view color images, and generating a light field (LF) image, for example, an output image, based on the base image, that is, an image including occlusion regions of at least one LF image to be generated based on color images and depth images.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing an image are provided in which an image including a hole region may be downscaled, prior to restoration of a hole pixel. The downscaled hole region may be restored, and a scale of the restored hole region may be converted to an original scale thereof, by upscaling.