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B2Method and apparatus for processing three-dimensional images
Granted 3 Sep 2013 · 4 office actions
Current assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · originally Panasonic
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Inventors: Satoshi Takemoto, Goro Hamagishi, Ken Mashitani · Examiner: Alex Liew · AU 2668 · TC 2600
Application
12/986,471
filed 7 Jan 2011
Publication
US 20110103680
published 5 May 2011
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US 8,526,712
granted 3 Sep 2013
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Abstract
A three-dimensional sense adjusting unit displays three-dimensional images to a user. If a displayed reaches a limit of parallax, the user responds to the three-dimensional sense adjusting unit. According to acquired appropriate parallax information, a parallax control unit generates parallax images to realize the appropriate parallax in the subsequent stereo display. The control of parallaxes is realized by optimally setting camera parameters by going back to three-dimensional data. Functions to realize the appropriate parallax are made into and presented by a library.
Claims
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›1.independentA three-dimensional image displaying apparatus comprising:na non-removal storage unit having pre-stored parallax amount information for varying parall…+6
›2.↳ 1The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit configured to vary parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint image…d2+2
›3.↳ 2The apparatus according to claim 2, whereinnthe storage unit has pre-stored first parallax amount information and pre-stored second parallax amount in…d3
›7.↳ 2The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit processes at least one of the two-dimensional viewpoint images to vary the parallax betwe…d3
›4.↳ 1The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images …d2+2
›5.↳ 4The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images …d3
›6.↳ 4The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images …d3
›8.independentA three-dimensional image processing apparatus comprising:na non-removal storage unit having pre-stored parallax amount information for varying parall…+7
›9.↳ 8The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a control unit configured to vary parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint image…d2+3
›10.↳ 9The apparatus according to claim 9, whereinnthe storage unit has pre-stored first parallax amount information and pre-stored second parallax amount in…d3
›14.↳ 9The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the control unit processes at least one of the two-dimensional viewpoint images to vary the parallax betwe…d3+1
›19.↳ 14The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit processes at least one of the two-dimensional viewpoint images to create the parallax be…d4
›11.↳ 8The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images …d2+2
›12.↳ 11The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images…d3
›13.↳ 11The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images…d3
›15.independentA three-dimensional image displaying apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional image to be perceived by one or more uses, based on two-dimensional …+5
›16.↳ 15The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images…d2+2
›17.↳ 16The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images…d3
›18.↳ 16The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images…d3
›42.↳ 15The three-dimensional image displaying apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the control unit is configured to apply the pre-stored parallax amount…d2+1
›43.↳ 42The three-dimensional image displaying apparatus according to claim 42, wherein the pre-stored parallax amount information is not associated with any …d3
›20.independentA three-dimensional image processing apparatus for processing two-dimensional viewpoint images corresponding respectively to right and left eyes of on…+4
›21.↳ 20The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images…d2+2
›22.↳ 21The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images…d3
›23.↳ 21The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images…d3
›24.↳ 20The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the control unit processes at least one of the two-dimensional viewpoint images to create the parallax be…d2
›25.independentA three-dimensional image processing method comprising the steps of:npre-storing parallax amount information for varying parallax between or among two…+6
›26.↳ 25The method according to claim 25, further comprising the step of varying parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images in accordance …d2+2
›27.↳ 26The method according to claim 26, wherein the pre-storing step includes:npre-storing first parallax amount information and second parallax amount info…d3
›31.↳ 26The method according to claim 26, wherein the varying step includes processing at least one of the two-dimensional viewpoint images to vary the parall…d3
›28.↳ 25The method according to claim 25, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images fo…d2+2
›29.↳ 28The method according to claim 28, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images fo…d3
›30.↳ 28The method according to claim 28, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images so…d3
›32.independentA three-dimensional image processing method for displaying a three-dimensional image perceived by one or more users, based on two-dimensional viewpoin…+4
›33.↳ 32The method according to claim 32, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images fo…d2+2
›34.↳ 33The method according to claim 33, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images fo…d3
›35.↳ 33The method according to claim 33, wherein the parallax amount information varies the parallax between or among the two-dimensional viewpoint images so…d3
›36.↳ 32The method according to claim 32, wherein the creating step including processing at least one of the two-dimensional viewpoint images to create the pa…d2
›37.independentA non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having a program, when executed, controlling a computer to perform the steps of:npre-storing parall…
›38.independentA non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having a program for displaying a three-dimensional image to be perceived by one or more users, bas…
›39.independentA three-dimensional image displaying apparatus comprising:na non-removal storage unit having pre-stored parallax amount information for varying parall…
›40.independentA three-dimensional image displaying apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional image to be perceived by one or more uses, based on two-dimensional …
›41.independentA three-dimensional image processing apparatus comprising:na non-removal storage unit having pre-stored parallax amount information for varying parall…
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2 codesIPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
- G06K9/00
USPC · US Patent Classification
382/154
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