Image generating apparatus and computer program
US8687000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image generating apparatus for generating an image from a viewpoint specified by a user. According to the invention, the apparatus has a storage unit that stores a plurality of pre-images from viewpoints on predetermined lines and depth maps indicating a depth value of each pixel of a corresponding pre-image, and an image generating unit that generates a first image from a first viewpoint based on the pre-images and depth maps.
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