Method and system for rendering concentric mosaics
US7109988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/205
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
With an image-based rendering (IBR) system based on linear interpolated concentric mosaics, an observer is able to wander through a real or synthesized scene and have new view images (optionally including stereo images) of the scene rendered as the observer moves. According to one embodiment, multiple viewing rays are extended in a viewing direction from the image to be rendered at a view point. For viewing rays that do not coincide with captured images, an image is generated based on the captured images. The image is generated by interpolating between at least two captured images based on a constant distance to objects in the scene. The view images that are displayed can be mono or stereo (e.g., simulating a pair of eyes of the observer).
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