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Image generating device, 3D image display system having the same and control methods thereof

US9843722B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2015
Grant dateDec 12, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/58
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The image generating device includes: a first camera configured to photograph a depth image of a subject using a first light; a second camera configured to photograph a color image of the subject by converting a second light into an image signal; a view angle extender configured to change a view angle, wherein the view angle is an angle at which the first camera and the second camera are operable to photograph the subject; and a controller configured to control the view angle extender to change the view angle of the first camera and the second camera and to form a single depth image and a single color image by respectively synthesizing a plurality of depth images and a plurality of color images, photographed by the first camera and the second camera.

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