Template for an image capture device
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1. A method of generating an animation model, comprising:
- providing an image capture device, the image capture device having an image display;
displaying a template in the image display;
capturing an image of a subject when the subject is framed by the template; and
generating an animation model using the captured image.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of generating an animation model. The method comprises providing an image capture device, the image capture device having an image display; displaying a template in the image display; capturing an image of a subject when the subject is framed by the template; and generating an animation model using the captured image.
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1. A method of generating an animation model, comprising:
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providing an image capture device, the image capture device having an image display;
displaying a template in the image display;
capturing an image of a subject when the subject is framed by the template; and
generating an animation model using the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of generating an animation model, comprising:
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providing an image capture device, the image capture device having a viewfinder;
viewing a template in the viewfinder;
capturing an image of the subject when the template is aligned with a subject; and
generating an animation model using the captured image.
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4. A method of generating an animation model, comprising:
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providing an image capture device, the image capture device having an image display and first and second templates, the first template differing from the second template;
displaying the first template in the image display;
aligning the first template with a subject;
capturing a first image of the subject;
displaying the second template in the image display;
aligning the second template with a subject;
capturing a second image of the subject; and
generating an animation model using the first and second captured images. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method of generating an animation model, comprising:
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(a) providing an image capture device, the image capture device having an image display and first, second, third, and fourth templates, the first template representative of a front view of a subject, the second template representative of a first side view of the subject, the third template representative of a back view of the subject, and the fourth template representative of a second side view of the subject;
(b) displaying the first template in the image display;
(c) aligning the first template with the subject;
(d) capturing a first image of the subject;
(e) repeating steps (b) through (d) using the second, third, and fourth templates to capture a second, third, and fourth image, respectively; and
(f) generating an animation model using the captured first, second, third, and fourth images.
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8. An image capture device, comprising:
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a plurality of templates, each of the plurality of templates differing from each other;
each template comprising an outline representative of a predetermined position of a subject;
an image display for displaying each of the plurality of templates;
an image capture member for capturing an image when the subject is framed within one of the plurality of templates; and
means for generating an animation model using the captured images. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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12. An image capture device, comprising:
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a viewfinder for locating a subject;
a first, second, third, and fourth template, each template differing from another template, each template comprising an outline representative of a predetermined position;
a rotatable template member for moving the first second, third, and fourth template relative to the viewfinder to individually align the first second, third, and fourth template in overlapping registration with the viewfinder; and
an image capture member for capturing a first, second, third, and fourth image when the first, second, third, and fourth template is aligned, respectively, with the subject.
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16. A template member, comprising:
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a first template representative of an outline of a front view of a subject;
a second template representative of an outline of a first side view of the subject;
a third template representative of an outline of a back view of the subject;
a fourth template representative of an outline of a second side view of the subject; and
means for moving each of templates in alignment with a viewfinder of an image capture device.
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