METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING FILES FOR STEREOGRAPHIC IMAGE DISPLAY AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING STEREOGRAPHIC IMAGE DISPLAY
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating an image file for use in a stereographic display, comprising:
- a file obtaining means which obtains a main image file in which a main stereographic image is recorded and a sub-image file in which a sub-stereographic image is recorded;
image composing means which generates a first synthetic stereographic image by reconstructing the sub-stereographic image to conform to a main stereographic image and synthesizing the reconstructed sub-stereographic image with the main stereographic image, and generates a second synthetic stereographic image by reconstructing a main stereographic image to conform to a sub-stereographic image and synthesizing the reconstructed main stereographic image with the sub-stereographic image; and
a file generating means which generates a file of a predetermined format including the first and second synthetic stereographic images.
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating a file comprises a file obtaining means, image composing means and a file generating means. The file obtaining means obtains a main image file in which a main stereographic image is recorded and a sub-image file in which a sub-image is recorded. The image composing means generates a first synthetic stereographic image by synthesizing a sub-stereographic image reconstructed to conform to a main stereographic image with the main stereographic image and generates a second synthetic stereographic image by synthesizing a main stereographic image reconstructed to conform to a sub-stereographic image with the sub-stereographic image. The file generating means generates a file of a predetermined format including the synthetic first and second stereographic images.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating an image file for use in a stereographic display, comprising:
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a file obtaining means which obtains a main image file in which a main stereographic image is recorded and a sub-image file in which a sub-stereographic image is recorded; image composing means which generates a first synthetic stereographic image by reconstructing the sub-stereographic image to conform to a main stereographic image and synthesizing the reconstructed sub-stereographic image with the main stereographic image, and generates a second synthetic stereographic image by reconstructing a main stereographic image to conform to a sub-stereographic image and synthesizing the reconstructed main stereographic image with the sub-stereographic image; and a file generating means which generates a file of a predetermined format including the first and second synthetic stereographic images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for generating an image file for use in a stereographic display, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a main image file in which a main stereographic image is recorded and a sub-image file in which a sub-image is recorded; generating a first synthetic stereographic image by reconstructing the sub-stereographic image to conform to a main stereographic image and synthesizing the reconstructed sub-stereographic image with the main stereographic image; generating a second synthetic stereographic image by reconstructing a main stereographic image to conform to a sub-stereographic image and synthesizing the reconstructed main stereographic image with the sub-stereographic image; and generating a file of a predetermined format including the first and second synthetic stereographic images.
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8. An apparatus for controlling display of a stereographic image, comprising:
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a file obtaining means which obtains a main image file in which a main stereographic image is recorded and a sub-image file in which a sub-image is recorded; a range setting means which sets the range in a direction of depth of the sub-stereographic image; a reconstructing means which reconstructs the sub-stereographic image to conform to the main stereographic image, and reconstructs the main stereographic image to conform to the sub-stereographic image by using only information within the range set by the range setting means; synthesizing means which generates a first synthetic stereographic image by synthesizing the reconstructed sub-stereographic image with the main stereographic image and generates a second synthetic stereographic image by synthesizing the reconstructed main stereographic image with the sub-stereographic image; and an output control means which controls the output of the first and second synthetic stereographic images to a predetermined screen.
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9. A method for controlling display of a stereographic image, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a main image file in which a main stereographic image is recorded and a sub-image file in which a sub-image is recorded; setting the range in a direction of depth of the sub-stereographic image; reconstructing the sub-stereographic image to conform to the main stereographic image and the main stereographic image to conform to the sub-stereographic image by using only information within the set range; generating a first synthetic stereographic image by synthesizing the reconstructed sub-stereographic image with the main stereographic image and a second synthetic stereographic image by synthesizing the reconstructed main stereographic image with the sub-stereographic image; and outputting the first and second synthetic stereographic images to a predetermined screen.
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