Samsung 3D scene reconstruction patent, deep learning, dense depth mapping
Summary
The European Patent Office published Samsung Electronics' patent application EP4384988A1 for a method and apparatus enabling three-dimensional scene reconstruction using deep learning and dense depth mapping. The invention covers neural network-based processing for generating depth maps from visual data, with applications in AR/VR and computer vision. The patent is designated for all 38 EPO member states including Germany, France, UK, and other EU nations.
What changed
EPO published Samsung's patent application EP4384988A1, filed by inventors Xiong Yingen and Peri Christopher Anthony, covering a method and apparatus for three-dimensional scene reconstruction using deep learning and dense depth mapping. The invention relates to neural network architectures (G06N 3/0464) for processing image data to generate 3D scene representations and associated depth information, with applications in video systems (H04N 13/) and computer graphics (G06T 7/).
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Source document (simplified)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENE RECONSTRUCTION AND DENSE DEPTH MAP
Publication EP4384988A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors
XIONG, Yingen, PERI, Christopher Anthony
IPC Classifications
G06F 3/01 20060101AFI20260216BHEP H04N 13/156 20180101ALI20260216BHEP H04N 13/117 20180101ALI20260216BHEP H04N 13/00 20180101ALI20260216BHEP G06T 5/20 20060101ALI20260216BHEP G06T 15/10 20110101ALI20260216BHEP G06T 7/70 20170101ALI20260216BHEP G06T 7/246 20170101ALI20260216BHEP G06T 7/593 20170101ALI20260216BHEP G06T 19/00 20110101ALI20260216BHEP H04N 13/239 20180101ALI20260216BHEP H04N 13/279 20180101ALI20260216BHEP H04N 13/344 20180101ALI20260216BHEP H04N 13/383 20180101ALI20260216BHEP G06N 3/0464 20230101ALI20260216BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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