Content-Based Indexing and Retrieval Methods for Surround Video Synthesis
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1. A system for displaying a surround field of related images comprising:
- a database of images that is selectively searchable based upon at least one characteristic;
a surround visual field controller that obtains a characteristic of an input image, receives at least one image from the database of images that relates to the characteristic of the input image, and generates a surround visual field comprising the at least one image; and
a display device, communicatively coupled to the surround visual field controller, that displays the input image in a first area and displays the surround visual field in a second area that at least partially surrounds the first area.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for synthesizing a surround visual field of image related to an input image are described. In one embodiment, the surround visual field is displayed in an area partially surrounding or surrounding an input image being displayed. In an embodiment, this surround visual field may comprise a plurality of images selected from a database of still images and/or video images based upon a characteristic or characteristics that relate to the displayed input image.
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1. A system for displaying a surround field of related images comprising:
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a database of images that is selectively searchable based upon at least one characteristic; a surround visual field controller that obtains a characteristic of an input image, receives at least one image from the database of images that relates to the characteristic of the input image, and generates a surround visual field comprising the at least one image; and a display device, communicatively coupled to the surround visual field controller, that displays the input image in a first area and displays the surround visual field in a second area that at least partially surrounds the first area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of generating a surround visual field comprising at least one image that relates to an input image, the method comprising:
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analyzing the input image to obtain a characteristic of the input image; and selectively searching a database of images to obtain at least one image that relates to the characteristic of the input image; synthesizing the at least one image into a surround visual field; and displaying the input image in a first area and displaying the surround visual field in a second area that at least partially surrounds the first area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surround visual field controller comprising:
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an input image analysis module, communicatively coupled to receive an input image, that analyzes the input image to obtain at least one characteristic of the input image; a database interface, communicatively coupled to receive the at least one characteristic of the input image, that uses the characteristic to obtain from a database of images at least one image that relates to the input image characteristic; and a surround visual field generator, communicatively coupled to receive the at least one image that relates to the input image characteristic, that synthesizes a surround visual field comprising the at least one image that relates to the input image characteristic, wherein the surround visual field is to be displayed in an area that at least partially surrounds a display of the input image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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