APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COLOR IMAGE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COLOR IMAGE

摘要

An apparatus comprises an input interface for receiving a color image of at least an object and a low resolution depth image of at least the object. The apparatus further comprises an image processing module configured to produce data for generating a three-dimensional color image based on a first color pixel image data of a first color pixel and a first derived depth pixel image data of a first derived depth pixel. The image processing module is configured to calculate the first derived depth pixel image data based on a measured depth pixel image data of a measured depth pixel and a weighting factor. The weighting factor is based on a color edge magnitude summation value of a path between the first color pixel and the reference color pixel. The apparatus further comprises an output interface for providing the generated three-dimensional color image.