Method and system for transmitting or storing stereoscopic images and photographing ratios for the images

A system for producing stereoscopic images, comprising:

• a stereoscopic image providing portion configured to provide at least one stereoscopic image of a scene, the stereoscopic image comprising a pair of two-dimensional images produced by first and second cameras, respectively;
• a photographing ratio providing portion configured to provide a first photographing ratio (A1:B1:C1) of the first camera and a second photographing ratio (A2:B2:C2) of the second camera, respectively, wherein A1 and A2, and B1 and B2 are defined as horizontal and vertical lengths of the scene imaged by each of the first and second cameras, respectively, and C1 and C2 are defined as distances between object lenses of the cameras and the scene, respectively;
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• a transmitter configured to transmit the at least one stereoscopic image and the photographing ratios via a communication network.

A method of producing stereoscopic images, comprising:

• providing at least one stereoscopic image of a scene, the stereoscopic image comprising a pair of two-dimensional plane images produced by first and second cameras;
• providing at least one a first photographing ratio (A1:B1:C1) corresponding to the first camera and a second photographing ratio (A2:B2:C2) corresponding to the second camera, respectively, wherein A1 and A2, and B1 and B2 are defined as horizontal and vertical lengths of the scene imaged by each of the first and second cameras, respectively, and C1 and C2 are defined as the distances between object lenses of the cameras and the scene, respectively;
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• storing the stereoscopic image and the at least one photographing ratio on a computer readable medium.

A method of providing stereoscopic images, comprising:

• providing three-dimensional structural data corresponding to a scene;
• producing at least one stereoscopic image from the structural data, the stereoscopic image comprising a pair of two-dimensional plane images produced by first and second projection portions, respectively;
• providing at least one of a first ratio (A1:B1:C1) corresponding to the first projection portion and a second ratio (A2:B2:C2) corresponding to the second projection portion, respectively, wherein A1 and A2, and B1 and B2 are defined as horizontal and vertical lengths of the scene projected by each of the first and second projection portions, respectively, and C1 and C2 are defined as distances between each of the projection portions and the scene, respectively;
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• transmitting the at least one stereoscopic image and the photographing ratios.

A system for providing stereoscopic images, comprising:

• a memory configured to store three-dimensional structural data;
• first and second projection portions configured to produce at least one stereoscopic image of a scene from the structural data, the stereoscopic image comprising a pair of two-dimensional plane images projected by the first and second projection portions, respectively;
• a photographing ratio providing portion configured to provide at least one of a first ratio (A1:B1:C1) corresponding to the first projection portion and a second ratio (A2:B2:C2) corresponding to the second projection portion, respectively, wherein A1 and A2, and B1 and B2 are defined as horizontal and vertical lengths of the scene projected by each of the first and second projection portions, respectively, and C1 and C2 are defined as distances between each of the projection portions and the scene, respectively;
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• a transmitter configured to transmit the at least one stereoscopic image and the at least one photographing ratio via a communication network.

A method of providing a three-dimensional image, comprising:

• providing three-dimensional structural data;
• producing at least one stereoscopic image of a scene from the structural data, the stereoscopic image comprising a pair of two-dimensional plane images produced by first and second projection portions, respectively;
• providing at least one of a first ratio (A1:B1:C1) corresponding to the first projection portion and a second ratio (A2:B2:C2) corresponding to the second projection portion, respectively, wherein A1 and A2, and B1 and B2 are defined as horizontal and vertical lengths of the scene projected by each of the first and second projection portions, respectively, and C1 and C2 are defined as distances between each of the projection portions and the scene, respectively;
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• storing the at least one stereoscopic image and the at least one photographing ratio on a computer readable medium.

A system for producing stereoscopic images, comprising:

• means for providing at least one stereoscopic image of a scene, the stereoscopic image comprising a pair of two-dimensional plane images produced by first and second cameras;
• means for providing at least one of a first photographing ratio (A1:B1:C1) corresponding to the first camera and a second photographing ratio (A2:B2:C2) corresponding to the second camera, respectively, wherein A1 and A2, and B1 and B2 are defined as horizontal and vertical lengths of the scene imaged by each of the first and second cameras, respectively, and C1 and C2 are defined as the distances between object lenses of the cameras and the scene, respectively;
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• means for transmitting the stereoscopic image and the at least one photographing ratio.