Method and system for simulating motion in a computer graphics application using image registration and view interpolation
US5926190A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for simulating motion in an interactive computer application wherein images of a scene are used to render views of the scene from particular viewpoints. The method and system includes registering a first image and a second image using a transformation that overlays common features of both the first and the second image. After the two images are registered, at least one intermediate image is generated by applying a first interpolated transformation to the first image and a second interpolated transformation to the second image. The first image, the intermediate image, and the second image are then sequentially rendered to simulate motion through the scene.
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