US 12,088,932 B2
Methods and apparatus for encoding, communicating and/or using images
Ramesh Panchagnula, Irvine, CA (US); David Cole, Aliso Viejo, CA (US); and Alan Moss, Laguna Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Nevermind Capital LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Nevermind Capital LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/168,521.
Application 18/168,521 is a continuation of application No. 16/858,531, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,582,384.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/838,300, filed on Apr. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0199333 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/951 (2023.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04N 19/587 (2014.01)
CPC H04N 23/951 (2023.01) [G06T 19/00 (2013.01); H04N 19/587 (2014.11)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining a stereoscopic frame set having a first frame rate, wherein the stereoscopic frame set comprises a series of image pairs;
for each of a series of left eye images and a series of right eye images of the series of image pairs, generating one or more intermediate frames to obtain one or more left eye intermediate frames and one or more right eye intermediate frames, comprising:
obtaining motion vector data indicating motion of a portion of the stereoscopic frame set,
obtaining depth data for one or more portions of the series of left eye images of the stereoscopic frame set, and
generating one or more intermediate frames using the stereoscopic frame set, the motion vector data, and the depth data; and
generating a left eye video sequence comprising the series of left eye images and the one or more left eye intermediate frames, and a right eye video sequence comprising the series of right eye images and the one or more right eye intermediate frames, wherein the left eye video sequence and the right eye video sequence are associated with a second frame rate greater than the first frame rate.