Method and apparatus for control and processing video images
First Claim
1. Within a computerized system having at least one display, at least one central processing unit, at least one memory device and at least one input device, a plurality of images received from an image-acquiring device an apparatus for controlling and processing of video images, the apparatus comprising:
- A frame grabber for processing image frames received from the image-acquiring device;
An Entire-View synthesis device for creating an Entire-View image from the images received;
A Specified-View synthesis device for preparing and displaying a selected view from the Entire-View image;
A selection of view-point-and-angle device for receiving user input and identifying a specified view selected by the user.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling and processing of video images. The apparatus comprising a frame grabber for processing image frames received from the image-acquiring device, an Entire-View synthesis device for creating an Entire-View image from the images received, a Specified-View synthesis device for preparing and displaying a selected view from the Entire-View image, and a selection of view-point-and-angle device for receiving user input and identifying a Specified-View selected by the user. The apparatus also comprising a user interface comprising a first sub-window displaying an Entire-View image, a second sub-window displaying an Specified-View image representing an image selected by the user from the total visual information available about the action scene to be displayed as the Specified-View image.
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28 Claims
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1. Within a computerized system having at least one display, at least one central processing unit, at least one memory device and at least one input device, a plurality of images received from an image-acquiring device an apparatus for controlling and processing of video images, the apparatus comprising:
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A frame grabber for processing image frames received from the image-acquiring device;
An Entire-View synthesis device for creating an Entire-View image from the images received;
A Specified-View synthesis device for preparing and displaying a selected view from the Entire-View image;
A selection of view-point-and-angle device for receiving user input and identifying a specified view selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Within a computerized system having at least one display, at least one central processing unit, at least one memory device and at least one input device an apparatus for controlling and processing of video images the apparatus comprising a coding and combining device for transforming information sent by an image capturing device and combining the information sent into a single frame dynamically displayed on the display;
- and a selection and processing device for selecting and processing the viewpoint and angle selected by a user of the apparatus.
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7. Within a computerized system having at least one display, at least one central processing unit and at least one memory device a user interface for controlling and processing of video images the user interface displayed within a graphical window and operating in conjunction with a video display and at least one input device, the user interface comprising:
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A first sub-window displaying an Entire-View image;
A second sub-window displaying a Specified-View image representing an image selected by the user from the Entire-View image to be displayed as the Specified-View image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Within a computerized system having at least one display, at least one central processing unit and at least one memory device a method for controlling and processing of video images within a user interface, the method comprising determining a time code interval;
- and processing the image corresponding to the time code interval.
- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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