Virtual cameras for digital imaging
First Claim
1. A method of digital imaging, the method implemented through use of a virtual camera, wherein the virtual camera comprises automated computing machinery operating under software program control, wherein the virtual camera includes a user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating an image request for a digital image, wherein the image request comprises an image request data structure representing and describing the digital image, wherein the image request data structure comprises image request data elements, wherein the image request data elements comprise data elements for location coordinates and a data element for view direction; and
storing the image request data elements in the image request.
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Abstract
A method of digital imaging, the method implemented through use of a virtual camera, wherein the virtual camera includes automated computing machinery operating under software program control, wherein the virtual camera includes a user interface, the method includes creating an image request for a digital image, wherein the image request includes an image request data structure representing and describing the digital image, wherein the image request data structure includes image request data elements, wherein the image request data elements include data elements for location coordinates and a data element for view direction, and storing the image request data elements in the image request.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of digital imaging, the method implemented through use of a virtual camera, wherein the virtual camera comprises automated computing machinery operating under software program control, wherein the virtual camera includes a user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating an image request for a digital image, wherein the image request comprises an image request data structure representing and describing the digital image, wherein the image request data structure comprises image request data elements, wherein the image request data elements comprise data elements for location coordinates and a data element for view direction; and
storing the image request data elements in the image request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A virtual camera comprising:
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automated computing machinery operating under software program control, further comprising one or more computer processors coupled to computer memory;
a user interface;
means for creating an image request for a digital image, wherein the image request comprises an image request data structure representing and describing the digital image, wherein the image request data structure comprises image request data elements, wherein the image request data elements comprise data elements for location coordinates and a data element for view direction; and
means for storing the image request data elements in the image request. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer program product of digital imaging, the computer program product implemented through use of a virtual camera, wherein the virtual camera comprises automated computing machinery operating under software program control, wherein the virtual camera includes a user interface, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating an image request for a digital image, wherein the image request comprises an image request data structure representing and describing the digital image, wherein the image request data structure comprises image request data elements, wherein the image request data elements comprise data elements for location coordinates and a data element for view direction; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the image request data elements in the image request. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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