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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIXING A SCENE WITH A VIRTUAL SCENARIO

  • US 20120115598A1
  • Filed: 12/19/2008
  • Published: 05/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing a virtual video sequence, comprising:

  • an image capturing unit arranged to capture images so as to cover a scene from a first viewpoint,an image representation generation unit arranged to generate at least one image representation based on said captured images,a game engine unit arranged to generate a virtual scenario,a warping unit for warping each image representation generated by said image representation generation unit to a representation related to a second viewpoint so as to form a representation of the scene viewed from the second viewpoint, andan image processing unit arranged to mix the scene with the virtual scenario based on the representation of the scene viewed from the second viewpoint and on the generated scenario,wherein the second viewpoint is arbitrary chosen within an area around the first viewpoint andwherein the image processing unit is arranged to adapt the warped image representation based on said generated virtual scenario so as to provide the virtual video sequence comprising the warped representation of the scene viewed from the second viewpoint mixed with the virtual scenario.

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