A method and apparatus for rendering content are provided. The content rendering method includes determining at least one reference plane set to three dimensional (3D) content, in response to a request for displaying 3D content; classifying objects, displayed on the 3D content, based on a location of each object relative to a location of the reference plane into objects corresponding to at least one of a first left image or a first right image, and objects corresponding to at least one common image, respectively; creating the first left image, the first right image and the at least one common image, according to the respective classified objects; and combining the at least one common image with each of the first left image and the first right image to form a second left image and a second right image, respectively.

Facial recognition method comprises generating an average three-dimensional model from a series of two-dimensional, consecutive, captured video frames and rotating that three-dimensional model to a frontal view. The three-dimensional model may be reduced to a two-dimensional model in order to create a mean reference map. Next, the method includes accessing a facial database to compare the mean reference map to a series of previously-stored reference maps, one for each individual in the database, each of the previously-stored reference maps including a set of previously-stored reference points. Finally, an individual whose previously-stored reference map most closely matches the mean reference map is identified as a match.

Systems and devices for acquiring imagery and three-dimensional (3D) models of objects are provided. An example device includes a platform configured to enable an object to be positioned thereon, and a plurality of scanners configured to capture geometry and texture information of the object when the object is positioned on the platform. A first scanner is positioned below the platform so as to capture an image of a portion of an underside of the object, a second scanner is positioned above the platform, and a third scanner is positioned above the platform and offset from a position of the second scanner. The scanners are positioned such that each scanner is outside of a field of view of other scanners. Scanners may include a camera, a light source, and a light-dampening element, and the device may include a control module configured to operate the scanners to individually scan the object.

A three-dimensional depth perception apparatus and method, comprising a synchronized trigger module, an MIPI receiving/transmitting module, and a multiplexing core computing module, a storage controller module, a memory, and an MUX selecting module; wherein the synchronized trigger module is for generating a synchronized trigger signal that is transmitted to an image acquiring module; the MIPI receiving/transmitting module is for supporting input/output of the MIPI video streams and other formats of video streams; the multiplexing core computing module is for selecting a monocular structured light depth perception working mode or a binocular structured light depth perception working mode as needed, including a pre-processing module, a block matching disparity computing module, a depth computing module, and a depth post-processing module. The apparatus flexibly adopts a monocular or binocular structured-light depth sensing manner as required by the user, so as to conveniently leverage the advantages of different modes: the MIPI in, MIPI out working manner is nearly transparent to the user, so as to facilitate the user to employ the apparatus to replace the MIPI camera in the original system, directly obtaining the depth graph.

This disclosure describes methods, techniques, devices, and apparatuses for graphics and display processing for light field projection displays. In some examples, this disclosure describes a projection display system capable of rendering and displaying multiple annotations at the same time. An annotation is any information (e.g., texts, signs, directions, logos, phone numbers, etc.) that may be displayed. In one example, this disclosure proposes techniques for rendering and displaying multiple annotations at the same time at multiple different focal lengths.

A system for sub-pixel disparity estimation is described herein. The system includes memory circuitry to store image data and at least one processor to execute instructions to calculate a first disparity for a set of reference views. The reference views correspond to a first subset of views among a plurality of sub-aperture views represented in the image data. The at least one processor is to refine the first disparity to a second disparity for the reference views. The second disparity has higher precision than the first disparity. The at least one processor is to map the second disparity from the reference views to a second subset of views among the plurality of sub-aperture views different than the first subset of views.

A user interface control device provides a GUI allowing a depth of a graphic to be easily set when composing the graphic with a stereoscopic image. The device comprises: a graphic information obtaining unit that specifies an area occupied by the graphic when the graphic is arranged on one of two viewpoint images forming a stereoscopic image; a depth information analyzing unit that acquires a depth of a subject appearing within the specified area occupied by the graphic in the one viewpoint image; and a depth setting presenting unit that presents a first alternative and a second alternative for setting a depth of the graphic, the first alternative corresponding to the depth of the subject, and the second alternative corresponding to a depth differing for the depth of the subject.

Enhanced methods and systems for generating both a geometry model and an optical-reflectance model (an object reconstruction model) for a physical object, based on a sparse set of images of the object under a sparse set of viewpoints. The geometry model is a mesh model that includes a set of vertices representing the object's surface. The reflectance model is SVBRDF that is parameterized via multiple channels (e.g., diffuse albedo, surface-roughness, specular albedo, and surface-normals). For each vertex of the geometry model, the reflectance model includes a value for each of the multiple channels. The object reconstruction model is employed to render graphical representations of a virtualized object (a VO based on the physical object) within a computation-based (e.g., a virtual or immersive) environment. Via the reconstruction model, the VO may be rendered from arbitrary viewpoints and under arbitrary lighting conditions.

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a processor. The processor switches between display of a first real space image and display of a second real space image by performing switching processing on the basis of metadata related to the switching between the display of the first real space image and the display of the second real space image, the switching processing corresponding to an angle of view of the first real space image, the first real space image being displayed on a virtual space, the second real space image being displayed on a region including a region, in the virtual space, on which the first real space image is displayed, the region on which the second real space image is displayed being larger than the region on which the first real space image is displayed.

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a processor. The processor switches between display of a first real space image and display of a second real space image by performing switching processing on the basis of metadata related to the switching between the display of the first real space image and the display of the second real space image, the switching processing corresponding to an angle of view of the first real space image, the first real space image being displayed on a virtual space, the second real space image being displayed on a region including a region, in the virtual space, on which the first real space image is displayed, the region on which the second real space image is displayed being larger than the region on which the first real space image is displayed.