Television – Camera – system and detail – Camera connected to computer
Patent
1995-08-18
1999-11-23
Lee, Michael H.
Television
Camera, system and detail
Camera connected to computer
348147, 348335, 348 36, 382293, H04N 530
Patent
active
059909412
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for interactive display of any portion of a spherical image preferably comprises a personal computer or other digital processor apparatus for storing digital data representative of at least one image having a 180 degree or greater field of view (or hemispherical image). In order to view a selected image portion without warp or distortion at the seam between opposite hemispherical images, edge filtering is applied to eliminate a halo effect. Moreover, an opposite hemispherical image may either be obtained by creating a mirror image of a first hemispherical image or by capturing a second hemispherical image by means of an oppositely directed camera and storing the digital image. Equations for image transformation are based on a lens' characteristics including the lens' radius R. An input interface preferably comprises a display including a magnification region and a directional cursor for pointing the direction to a next spherical image. "Hot spots" can be linked to audio, text, graphics, or other media or trigger a charge for a pay event or identify program links to the next spherical image.
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Bauer Martin L.
Hansen Peter
Jackson Laban Phelps
Martin H. Lee
Pecoraro Alexis S.
Interactive Pictures Corporation
Lee Michael H.
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