Image capture apparatus
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorJason Doig
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Abstract
An image capture apparatus suitable for capturing images for use in generating a virtual reality environment, the apparatus comprising a three-dimensional frame that defines an internal volume and a plurality of cameras arranged on the frame so as to form a three-dimensional array, wherein the cameras are arranged to face inwards towards a part of the internal volume and are arranged to capture images of a scene located outside the internal volume, the images also comprising at least a portion of the internal volume.
Claims15
An image capture apparatus suitable for capturing images for use in generating a virtual reality environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a three-dimensional frame that defines an internal volume;
- and
- a plurality of cameras arranged on the frame so as to form a three-dimensional array;
- wherein the cameras are arranged to face inwards towards a part of the internal volume and are arranged to capture images of a scene located outside the internal volume, the images also comprising at least a portion of the internal volume and the frame, and
- wherein the plurality of cameras are arranged such that complementary images are captured, wherein complementary images are images that each comprise a same image feature.
A virtual reality environment generation method comprising:
- capturing a plurality of images from cameras that are arranged in a three-dimensional array upon a frame, wherein the cameras are arranged to face inwards towards a part of an internal volume formed by the frame, and are arranged to capture images of a scene located outside the internal volume, the images also comprising at least a portion of the internal volume and the frame;
- applying image processing to combine complementary images from the captured plurality of images to generate a set of images, wherein complementary images are images that each comprise a same image feature;
- and
- generating a virtual reality environment using the generated set of images.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores computer software, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to carry out actions, comprising:
- capturing a plurality of images from cameras that are arranged in a three-dimensional array upon a frame, wherein the cameras are arranged to face inwards towards a part of an internal volume formed by the frame, and are arranged to capture images of a scene located outside the internal volume, the images also comprising at least a portion of the internal volume and the frame;
- applying image processing to combine complementary images from the captured plurality of images to generate a set of images, wherein complementary images are images that each comprise a same image feature;
- and
- generating a virtual reality environment using the generated set of images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.