METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES USING A NON-STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA
First Claim
1. A method of generating stereoscopic images using a non-stereoscopic camera, comprising:
- capturing a first image of a scene using a non-stereoscopic camera of an electronic device;
computing a depth of the scene;
displaying a preview frame of the scene in juxtaposition with a blank display region on a display unit of the electronic device based on the computed depth of the scene, wherein the blank display region is indicative of the distance by which the electronic device is to be moved to capture a second image;
capturing the second image of the scene when the blank display region disappears from the display unit; and
generating a stereoscopic image of the scene using the first image and the second image.
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Abstract
A method, device and apparatus for generating stereoscopic images using a non-stereoscopic camera. In one embodiment, a first image of a scene is captured using a non-stereoscopic camera of an electronic device. In order to create a stereoscopic image, two images are captured from two different viewpoints. In order to achieve this, a guided preview screen is displayed on a display unit of the electronic device to guide the user in capturing a second image. The guided preview screen indicates a direction in which the electronic device has to be moved to capture the second image. The second image of the scene is captured using the non-stereoscopic camera once the guided preview screen indicates that the second image can be captured. A stereoscopic image of the scene is produced and displayed on the display unit using the first image and the second image.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of generating stereoscopic images using a non-stereoscopic camera, comprising:
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capturing a first image of a scene using a non-stereoscopic camera of an electronic device; computing a depth of the scene; displaying a preview frame of the scene in juxtaposition with a blank display region on a display unit of the electronic device based on the computed depth of the scene, wherein the blank display region is indicative of the distance by which the electronic device is to be moved to capture a second image; capturing the second image of the scene when the blank display region disappears from the display unit; and generating a stereoscopic image of the scene using the first image and the second image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising:
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a non-stereoscopic camera; a stereoscopic image generation unit configured to; capture a first image of a scene using the non-stereoscopic camera; compute a depth of the scene for producing a stereoscopic effect; provide a guided preview screen which displays a preview frame of the scene in juxtaposition with a blank display region, where the size of the blank display region is based on the computed depth of the scene; generate a capture signal to capture a second image of the scene when the guided preview screen is entirely occupied by the preview frame; capture the second image of the scene based on the capture signal; and generate a stereoscopic image of the scene using the first image and the second image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a microprocessor; and a memory coupled to the microprocessor, the memory comprising a guided preview module stored in the form of an executable program, wherein the microprocessor, when executing the executable program, is configured to; compute a depth of a scene whose first image is captured from a first viewpoint using a non-stereoscopic camera; generate a guided preview screen which displays a preview frame of the scene in juxtaposition with a blank display region, where the size of the blank display region corresponds to the computed depth of the scene; and generate a capture notification to capture a second image of the scene when the guided preview screen is entirely occupied by the preview frame such that the second image of the scene is captured from a second viewpoint using the non-stereoscopic camera. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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