Method and apparatus for processing 3-D multiple view images for

Details Method and apparatus for processing 3-D multiple view images for Method and apparatus for processing 3-D multiple view images for

1995-03-08

1998-01-20

Herndon, Heather R.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

345427, 345437, G06T 700

Patent

active

057108757

ABSTRACT:
A system for processing 3-D multiple-view images which can render an image of a 3-D object as seen from any arbitrary viewpoint based on the 3-D multiple-view images, provided with an image acquisition unit for acquiring 3-D multiple-view images of a 3-D object as seen from a plurality of viewpoints, an image analysis unit for analyzing 3-D multiple-view images comprised of a plurality of images and finding the layered feature trajectory information comprised of trajectories linking identical points of the 3-D object, an image interpolation unit for rendering by interpolation an image of the 3-D object as seen from a specified (by user) viewpoint based on the layered feature trajectory information, an image compression unit for approximating the shape and color and texture information for the individual trajectories of the layered feature trajectory information for compression coding, a memory unit for storing the coded layered feature trajectory information, and an image reconstruction unit for reconstructing the coded layered feature trajectory information read from the memory unit to the original layered feature trajectory information and applying it to the image interpolation unit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5028996 (1991-07-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 5202928 (1993-04-01), Tomita et al.
patent: 5249035 (1993-09-01), Yamanaka
patent: 5307151 (1994-04-01), Hof et al.
patent: 5390024 (1995-02-01), Wright
patent: 5402532 (1995-03-01), Epstein et al.
patent: 5444478 (1995-08-01), Lelong et al.
patent: 5455689 (1995-10-01), Taylor et al.
patent: 5475422 (1995-12-01), Mori et al.
patent: 5525883 (1996-06-01), Avitzour
patent: 5530774 (1996-06-01), Fogel
patent: 5561756 (1996-10-01), Miller et al.
patent: 5566280 (1996-10-01), Fukui et al.
Zheng, "Acquiring 3-D Models from Sequences of Contours", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 16, No. 2, Feb. 1994, pp. 163-178.
Hsu et al., "View Interpolation Using Epipolar Plane Images", IEEE Image Processing 1994, pp. 745-749.
Tistarelli et al., "On the Advantages of Polar and Log-Polar Mapping for Direct Estimation of Time-to-impact from Optical Flow", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 15, No. 4, Apr. 1993, pp. 401-410.
Hartley et al., "Computing Matched-epipolar Projections", Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 1993, pp. 549-555.
Hu et al., "Matching Point Features with Ordered Geometric, Rigidity, and Disparity Constraints", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 16, No. 10, Oct. 1994, pp. 1041-1049.
Shizawa, "Direct Estimation of Multiple Disparities for Transparent Multiple Surfaces in Binocular Stereo", IEEE Computer Vision International Conference, 1993, pp. 447-454.
Robert, "Relative 3D Positioning and 3D Convex Hull Computation from a Weakly Calibrated Stereo Pair", IEEE Computer Vision, 1993, pp. 540-544.
Vaillant et al., "Using Extremal Boundaries for 3-D Object Modeling", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 14, No. 2, Feb. 1992, pp. 157-173.
Gokmen et al., "Edge Detection and Surface Reconstruction Using Refined Regularization", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 15, No. 5, May 1993, pp. 492-499.
Ishiguro et al., "Analysis of Omni-Directional Views at Different Location", IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Robot and Systems, 1990, pp. 659-664.
Chen et al., "View Interpolation for Image Synthesis," Computer Graphics Proceedings, Annual Conference Series, 1993, ACM-0-89791-601-8/93/008/0279, pp. 279-288.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method and apparatus for processing 3-D multiple view images for does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for processing 3-D multiple view images for, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for processing 3-D multiple view images for will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-732139