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US 2007/0165129 A1Published application
Method of and apparatus for selecting a stereoscopic pair of images
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsLyndon Hill, Graham Jones
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Abstract
A method is provided for selecting a stereoscopic pair of images, for example as they are captured by a camera or from an existing collection of captured images. A first image is selected and a cursor overlaid on the first image is aligned with an image feature. The cursor is then shifted by a predetermined amount and a second image is selected such that the cursor is overlaid on the second image and is substantially aligned with the feature.
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A method of selecting a stereoscopic pair of images, comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a first image;
- (b) aligning at least one cursor overlaid on the first image with at least one image feature of the first image;
- (c) shifting the or each cursor laterally by a predetermined amount;
- and (d) selecting a second image which contains the feature and in which the or each cursor is overlaid on the second image and is substantially aligned with the or each feature.
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An apparatus for selecting a stereoscopic pair of images, comprising:
- a display for displaying images;
- means for causing the display to display at least one cursor overlying a displayed image;
- means for aligning the at least one cursor with a respective image feature of the displayed image;
- means for selecting a displayed image;
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- means for shifting the at least one cursor laterally by a predetermined amount in response to selection by the selecting means of a first image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.