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Image processing method with viewpoint compensation and apparatus therefor

US6191808A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1996
Grant dateFeb 20, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2013/0085
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided a multi-viewpoint image database for holding images from a plurality of different viewpoints, a viewpoint detector for detecting a position of the observer's viewpoint, and a viewpoint parameter calculating portion for obtaining a viewpoint parameter from an output from the viewpoint detector. Further, a pixel value producing portion is provided for calculating a parameter necessary for reconstruction of image from the type of display screen and the viewpoint parameter, calculating with the parameter to which pixel in the images in the multi-viewpoint image database each pixel in a reconstructed image corresponds, and extracting corresponding pixels from the multi-viewpoint image database.

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