Image processing method and apparatus

Details Image processing method and apparatus Image processing method and apparatus

2004-07-28

2009-11-17

Mehta, Bhavesh M (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

3-d or stereo imaging analysis

C345S619000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07620236

ABSTRACT:
An image processing method enables to reconstruct a new image viewed from set POV (point of view) position and direction without increasing a communication amount. To do so, in the image processing method of reconstructing the new image at a POV position where no actual photographing is performed, from among plural images respectively photographed at different POV positions, there are provided a setting step of setting POV position/direction information; a transmission step of transmitting the set POV position/direction information to plural photographing devices; a reception step of receiving effective pixel information of images according to the POV position/direction information respectively from the plural photographing devices; and a reconstruction step of reconstructing the new image based on the received effective pixel information, wherein the photographing device extracts a effective pixel from the photographed image, on the basis of the POV position/direction information.

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