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Real-time rendering system and process for interactive viewpoint video

US7221366B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2004
Grant dateMay 22, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T15/205
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and process for rendering and displaying an interactive viewpoint video is presented in which a user can watch a dynamic scene while manipulating (freezing, slowing down, or reversing) time and changing the viewpoint at will. The ability to interactively control viewpoint while watching a video is an exciting new application for image-based rendering. Because any intermediate view can be synthesized at any time, with the potential for space-time manipulation, this type of video has been dubbed interactive viewpoint video.

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