Method and apparatus providing computer generated images over a network with a point of view corresponding to images acquired during navigation of an imaging device
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1. A method comprising:
- providing an encoded light control signal from storage on a storage medium, said encoded light control signal comprising successive computer generated images made for passive viewing, andtransmitting said encoded light control signal over a network to at least one device for decoding said light control signal and for controlling light, in response to said decoded light control signal, for providing said successive computer generated images in an image space to a viewer in a passive role in viewing said successive computer generated images, said successive computer generated images presented with a point of view having a translatory position and an orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said image space, said presented point of view of said computer generated images corresponding to a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by an image acquisition device sensed changing in translatory position and orientation during three dimensional navigation of said image acquisition device in said object space with respect to a frame of reference of said object space, said image acquisition device navigated in said object space by a person free to move about in said object space with said image acquisition device while acting as a cameraman, said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said frame of reference of said object space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images correspondingly changing in said translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said sensed changes in translatory position and orientation of said image acquisition device with respect to said frame of reference of said object space.
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A method and apparatus performing the method transmit an encoded light control signal having computer generated images over a network to a device decoding the received signal and controlling light in an image space for providing the computer generated images with a point of view presented changing in translatory position and orientation with respect to an image space frame of reference corresponding to a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by an image acquisition device sensed changing in translatory position and orientation during navigation of the image acquisition device in the object space with respect to a frame of reference of the object space.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing an encoded light control signal from storage on a storage medium, said encoded light control signal comprising successive computer generated images made for passive viewing, and transmitting said encoded light control signal over a network to at least one device for decoding said light control signal and for controlling light, in response to said decoded light control signal, for providing said successive computer generated images in an image space to a viewer in a passive role in viewing said successive computer generated images, said successive computer generated images presented with a point of view having a translatory position and an orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said image space, said presented point of view of said computer generated images corresponding to a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by an image acquisition device sensed changing in translatory position and orientation during three dimensional navigation of said image acquisition device in said object space with respect to a frame of reference of said object space, said image acquisition device navigated in said object space by a person free to move about in said object space with said image acquisition device while acting as a cameraman, said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said frame of reference of said object space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images correspondingly changing in said translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said sensed changes in translatory position and orientation of said image acquisition device with respect to said frame of reference of said object space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. Apparatus, comprising a processor and a storage device, said processor for providing an encoded light control signal from said storage device, said encoded light control signal comprising successive computer generated images made for passive viewing, said apparatus for transmitting said encoded light control signal over a network to at least one device decoding said light control signal and controlling light, in response to said decoded light control signal, to provide said successive computer generated images in an image space to a viewer in a passive role in viewing said successive computer generated images, said successive computer generated images presented with a point of view having a translatory position and an orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said image space, said presented point of view of said computer generated images corresponding to a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by an image acquisition device sensed changing in translatory position and orientation during three dimensional navigation of said image acquisition device in said object space with respect to a frame of reference of said object space, said image acquisition device navigated in said object space by a person free to move about in said object space with said image acquisition device while acting as a cameraman, said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said frame of reference of said object space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images correspondingly changing in said translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said sensed changes in translatory position and orientation of said image acquisition device with respect to said frame of reference of said object space.
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14. Apparatus, comprising:
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at least one signal processor; and at least one storage medium having an encoded video signal comprising successive computer generated images stored thereon made for passive viewing, said signal processor and said storage medium together configured to cause said apparatus at least to retrieve said encoded video signal and to transmit said encoded video signal over the Internet to a device in an image space decoding said video signal and providing said successive computer generated images in said image space to a viewer in a passive role in viewing said successive computer generated images, said successive computer generated images presented with a point of view having a translatory position and an orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said image space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images corresponding to a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by an image acquisition device sensed changing in translatory position and orientation during three dimensional navigation of said image acquisition device in said object space with respect to a frame of reference of said object space, said image acquisition device navigated in said object space by a person free to move about in said object space with said image acquisition device while acting as a cameraman, said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said frame of reference of said object space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images correspondingly changing in said translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said sensed changes in translatory position and orientation of said image acquisition device with respect to said frame of reference of said object space. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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