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US 2008/0174594 A1Published application
Method for supporting intuitive view specification in the free-viewpoint television application
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorBaoxin Li
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Abstract
A method of selecting first and second basis views from a group of at least three provided views where the first and second basis views are used in synthesizing a third virtual view. The group of provided views are spatially offset from one another in at least one dimension.
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A method of selecting first and second basis views from a group of at least three provided views, said first and second basis views to be used in synthesizing a third virtual view, said group of provided views being spatially offset from one another in at least one dimension, and the method comprising:
- (a) receiving an input from a user indicating a desired direction of shift in said one dimension from a current view;
- (b) determining which of said group of provided views is spatially closest to said current view relative to a direction opposite said desired direction of shift, selecting that view as said first basis view, and thereby creating a sub-group of at least two provided views, said sub-group being composed of the provided views not selected as said first basis view;
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- (c) determining which of said sub-group of provided views is spatially closest to the selected first basis view relative to said desired direction of shift and selecting that view as said second basis view.
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