SQUARE TUBE MIRROR-BASED IMAGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for providing a three-dimensional representation of a scene from a single image, comprising a reflector comprising a plurality of reflective surfaces for providing an interior reflective area defining a substantially quadrilateral cross section;
- wherein the reflector reflective surfaces are configured whereby the reflector reflective surfaces provide nine corresponding views of the image.
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Abstract
A system is described for providing a three-dimensional representation of a scene from a single image. The system includes a reflector having a plurality of reflective surfaces for providing an interior reflective area defining a substantially quadrilateral cross section, wherein the reflector reflective surfaces are configured to provide nine views of an image. An imager is included for converting the nine-view image into digital data. Computer systems and computer program products for converting the data into three-dimensional representations of the scene are described.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for providing a three-dimensional representation of a scene from a single image, comprising a reflector comprising a plurality of reflective surfaces for providing an interior reflective area defining a substantially quadrilateral cross section;
wherein the reflector reflective surfaces are configured whereby the reflector reflective surfaces provide nine corresponding views of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product available as a download or on a computer-readable medium for installation with a computing device of a user, for rendering a nine view image into a stereoscopic image or an image-plus-depth rendering, comprising:
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a first component for identifying a camera location relative to a scene of which a nine view image is to be taken; a second component for identifying a selected point in a central view of the nine view image and for identifying points corresponding to the selected point in the remaining eight views; and a third component for identifying a depth of the selected point or points in the central view; and a fourth component for combining the corresponding points data and the depth data to provide a three-dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computing system for rendering a nine view image into a stereoscopic image or an image-plus-depth rendering, comprising:
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a camera for translating a single image into a digital form; a reflector comprising a plurality of reflective surfaces for providing an interior reflective area defining a substantially quadrilateral cross section such that the reflective surfaces provide a nine-view image of a scene viewed from a point of view of the camera; and at least one computing device for receiving data from the camera; wherein the computing device, for one or points on the central view of the received nine-view image, identifies corresponding points on the remaining eight views in the nine-view image; further wherein the computing device, for the one or more points on the central view of the received nine-view image, computes a depth from the corresponding one or more points on a left view, a right view, an upper view, and a bottom view of the nine view image; said corresponding point data and depth data being combined to provide a three-dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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