Method of and apparatus for performing perspective transformation of visible stimuli
DCFirst Claim
1. A method comprising generating a substantially seamless spherical image by combining at least two images separately captured from a single focal point and different directions of view, wherein each of the at least two images is a circular image.
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Abstract
The principle purpose of the present invention is to provide an image processing system which uses the two methods to form visible stimuli which dipict visual shape. In particular, the present invention either transforms a first visible configuration to a asecond visible configuration that depicts (in one of the two possible ways given) the visual shapes induced by the first visible configuration, or it determines the visible configuration necessary to depict the desired visual configuration. Using the present invention, it is possible to transfrom a full 360 degrees of visible space (i.e., front, back, up, down, right and left directional views) onto a single display surface.
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- 1. A method comprising generating a substantially seamless spherical image by combining at least two images separately captured from a single focal point and different directions of view, wherein each of the at least two images is a circular image.
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3. A method comprising:
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taking at least two images from a single focal point and different directions of view, wherein each of the at least images is a circular image; and
,combining the at least two images in such a manner as to created a substantially seamless spherical image. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A method comprising using a programmed computer to digitally stitch together at least two digital, circular images that represent the visible world as seen from a fixed focal point and at least two respective directions of view, in such a manner as to generated a substantially spherical image data set.
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12. A method comprising:
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capturing at least two images from a single focal point and different directions of view, wherein each of the at least two images is a circular image; digitizing each of the at least two images to thereby generate at least two respective image data sets; and generating a spherical image data set by combining the at least two respective image data sets. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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