System and method for rendering images
US5745636A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S358/906
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing system comprising and image recording system and an image rendering system. The image recording system records images of a scene, and comprises a recording device for recording images of the scene on a series of frames, each frame including image information reflecting the scene as illuminated at the time the frame was recorded, a plurality of individually-energizable light sources each for illuminating the scene; and a synchronizer connected to the recording device and the light sources for synchronizing the separate energization of the light sources and the recording by the recording device of the separate frames in the series. The image rendering system generates a rendered image which reflects a desired light source position. The image rendering system specifically comprises a frame store for storing the image information for each of the series of frames, a rendered image store for receiving rendered image information a rendered image a rendered image information generator for generating rendered image information for storage in response to image information from the frame store related to frames of the series as recorded in synchrony with diverse ones of th…
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