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Special effect system, image processing method, and symmetrical image generating method

US6195470A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 1998
Grant dateFeb 27, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/2628
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Specified image transformation is applied to a first source video signal to generate a main image and symmetric image transformation is applied to a second source video signal same as or different from the first source video signal in accordance with the image transformation applied to the main image and the point, line, or plane specified as a symmetry yardstick to generate a symmetric image point-symmetric, line-symmetric, or plane-symmetric to the main image. Thereby, it is possible to easily obtain a symmetric image symmetric to a main image to which image transformation is applied only by specifying a point, line, or plane serving as a symmetry yardstick.

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