Virtual view specification and synthesis in free viewpoint
US7471292B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20228
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that receives a first video stream of a scene having a first viewpoint and a second video stream having a second viewpoint wherein camera calibration between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint is unknown. A viewer selects a viewer viewpoint generally between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint, and the system synthesizes the viewer viewpoint based upon the first video stream and the second video stream.
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