System and method for processing video images
US7542034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/286
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some representative embodiments are directed to creating a “virtual world” by processing a series of two dimensional images to generate a representation of the physical world depicted in the series of images. The virtual world representation includes models of objects that specify the locations of the objects within the virtual world, the geometries of the objects, the dimensions of the objects, the surface representation of the objects, and/or other relevant information. By developing the virtual world representation, a number of image processing effects may be applied such as generation of stereoscopic images, object insertion, object removal, object translation, and/or other object manipulation operations.
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