Method and apparatus for providing virtual processing...

Details Method and apparatus for providing virtual processing... Method and apparatus for providing virtual processing...

2007-12-25

2007-12-25

Ometz, David (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Unitary image formed by compiling sub-areas of same scene

C348S239000, C348S036000, C348S039000, C348S143000, C382S294000, C345S629000

Reexamination Certificate

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10898865

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing special effects for wide-angle video images. The special effects include replacing a selected portion of a wide-angle video image with a predetermined image or an associated portion of a video image captured in a subsequent frame. Other special effects include image intensity scaling for wide-angle video images.

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