Generating a 3D interactive immersive experience from a 2D static image

A computer program product for generating a three-dimensional view from a first two-dimensional image, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium;
• and
• computer program code, encoded on the medium, configured to cause at least one processor to perform the steps of:
• receiving a first two-dimensional image;
• identifying, from a plurality of image types, a first image type for the entirety of the two-dimensional image, wherein the image type indicates a classification of the nature of a scene represented by the two-dimensional image;
• identifying, within the first two-dimensional image, a first main feature having a first main feature type associated with the first image type, wherein the first main feature comprises an element of the scene represented by the two-dimensional image;
• generating a first plane within a virtual three-dimensional image space;
• generating a second plane within the virtual three-dimensional image space, wherein the second plane intersects the first plane at a line on the first main feature;
• automatically projecting the first two-dimensional image onto the first plane and the second plane to define a first three-dimensional object within the virtual three-dimensional image space;
• automatically positioning a virtual camera at a first camera position within the virtual three-dimensional image space proximate the first three-dimensional object;
• using three-dimensional rendering capability of the processor to automatically generate a first three-dimensional view of at least a portion of the first three-dimensional object from the virtual camera;
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• causing a display screen to display the first three-dimensional view.

A system for generating a three-dimensional view from a first two-dimensional image, the system comprising:

• a processor, configured to:
• receive a first two-dimensional image;
• identify, from a plurality of image types, a first image type for the entirety of the two-dimensional image, wherein the image type indicates a classification of the nature of a scene represented by the two-dimensional image;
• identify, within the first two-dimensional image, a first main feature having a first main feature type associated with the first image type, wherein the first main feature comprises an element of the scene represented by the two-dimensional image;
• generate a first plane within a virtual three-dimensional image space;
• generate a second plane within the virtual three-dimensional image space, wherein the second plane intersects the first plane at a line on the first main feature;
• automatically project the first two-dimensional image onto the first plane and the second plane to define a first three-dimensional object within the virtual three-dimensional image space;
• automatically position a virtual camera at a first camera position within the virtual three-dimensional image space proximate the first three-dimensional object;
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• using three-dimensional rendering capability of the processor to automatically generate a first three-dimensional view of at least a portion of the first three-dimensional object from the virtual camera;
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• a display screen, communicatively coupled to the processor, configured to display the first three-dimensional view.