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Title:
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001118074
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To solve such a problem that a produced three-dimensional image can not be viewed from a changed viewpoint since photographing is difficult concerning the production of the three-dimensional image from a photographed image.

The method is provided with an area dividing means 8 for dividing the photographed two-dimensional image of an object into small sections, an inclination calculating means 10 for calculating the inclination in a three-dimensional space in each small section from luminance in each section on the basis of the relationship between the illuminating direction and the image pickup direction and three-dimensional image creating means 10, 11 and 13 for creating the three-dimensional image of the object by utilizing the calculated inclination in each small section and the continuity of the small sections.


Inventors:
WAKE KAZUHIRO
IKEDA TATSUHIKO
HAMAMOTO YASUO
SAITO HIROSHI
Application Number:
JP29887199A
Publication Date:
April 27, 2001
Filing Date:
October 20, 1999
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Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD
International Classes:
G03B35/10; G06T1/00; G06T7/00; G06T7/60; G06T15/00; G06T17/00; G06T19/00; (IPC1-7): G06T7/00; G03B35/10; G06T7/60; G06T15/00; G06T17/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masamichi Matsuda