Television – Camera – system and detail
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Ho, Tuan (Department: 2615)
Television
Camera, system and detail
C348S335000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07042497
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for transforming wide angle video into perspective corrected viewing zones which either a single user or multiple users may select, orient and magnify. The present invention first captures a wide angle digital video input by any suitable means. The captured image is then stored in a suitable memory means so portions of the image may be selected at a later time. When a portion of the stored video is selected for viewing, a plurality of discrete viewing vectors in three dimensional space are chosen on the video input and transformed to a plurality of control points in a two dimensional plane or any other suitable surface. The area between these points which is still warped from the original wide angle image capture is then transformed to a perspective corrected field of view. The perspective corrected field of view is then displayed on a suitable displaying apparatus, such as a monitor or head mounted display.
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Gullichsen Eric
Wyshynski Susan
Be Here Corporation
Ho Tuan
Mao Edward
Silicon Valley Patent Group
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