Motion play-back of still pictures comprising a panoramic view for simulating perspective
US6677981B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2101/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for play-back of a still image comprising an image generator for generating a panoramic image by stitching together a plurality of images; memory space allocated for storing the panaoramic image generated by the image generator; and motion playback device (MPB) coupled to the memory space by address and data lines. The MPB comprises an input for receiving parameters for generating addresses to read the image for simulating the panning motion is a video camera scanning the image represented by the panoramic image along at least a first direction. In an alternate embodiment, a method and computer readable medium corresponding to the above system is described.
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