IP Library Granted Patent US 7,680,322
Granted Patent B2
US 7,680,322 · App. 10/705,464 · Granted Mar 16, 2010

Method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing, and printed material for stereoscopic viewing

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Patent No.
US 7,680,322
App. No.
10/705,464
Granted
Mar 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Printed material for stereoscopic viewing is fabricated by creating images for the left eye and the right eye IL 1 and IR 1 for stereoscopic viewing, performing correction processing to remove perspective of images in the IL 1 and IR 1 at a base surface, creating images for the left eye and the right eye IL 2 and IR 2 , and performing anaglyph processing or the like, based on the IL 2 and IR 2 . An image IL for the left eye is created by rendering a projection of each point of a graphic object onto a base surface BS in a projection direction linking a viewpoint position for the left eye VPL to each point of the graphic object OB, and an IMAGE IR FOR THE RIGHT EYE is created by rendering a projection of each point of the graphic object onto the base surface BS in a projection direction linking a viewpoint position for the right eye VPL to each point of the graphic object OB. Printed material for stereoscopic viewing is fabricated by anaglyph processing or the like, based on the IL and IR.

Claims (36)

1. A method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing, the method comprising:

using a computer to implement the following steps:

obtaining a first image of an object for a left eye for stereoscopic viewing;

obtaining a first image of the object for a right eye for stereoscopic viewing;

obtaining a second image of the object for the left eye by performing a first correction processing for removing perspective of an image at a first base surface in the first image of the object for the left eye, with respect to an area of the first image of the object for the left eye corresponding to the first base surface, and also performing a second correction processing for removing perspective of an image at a second base surface in the first image of the object for the left eye, with respect to an area of the first image of the object for the left eye corresponding to the second base surface, the second base surface having a predetermined angle with respect to the first base surface;

obtaining a second image of the object for the right eye by performing the first correction processing for removing perspective of an image at the first base surface in the first image of the object for the right eye, with respect to an area of the first image of the object for the right eye corresponding to the first base surface, and also performing the second correction processing for removing perspective of an image at the second base surface in the first image of the object for the right eye, with respect to an area of the first image of the object for the right eye corresponding to the second base surface; and

fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing based on the second image of the object for the left eye and the second image of the object for the right eye.

2. A method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing, the method comprising:

using a computer to implement the following steps:

obtaining a first image of an object for a left eye for stereoscopic viewing, the first image of the object for the left eye including a photographic image of a subject, first to fourth marks for the left eye, and fifth to eighth marks for the left eye from a viewpoint position for the left eye, the first to fourth marks for the left eye forming a rectangle on a first base surface, the fifth to eighth marks for the left eye forming a rectangle on a second base surface, the second base surface having a predetermined angle with respect to the first base surface;

obtaining a first image of the object for a right eye for stereoscopic viewing, the first image of the object for the right eye including the photographic image of the subject, first to fourth marks for the right eye, and fifth to eighth marks for the right eye from the viewpoint position for the right eye, the first to fourth marks for the right eye forming a rectangle on the first base surface, the fifth to eighth marks for the right eye forming a rectangle on the second base surface;

obtaining a second image of the object for the left eye from the first image of the object for the left eye, by performing a first correction processing which moves the first to fourth marks for the left eye in the first image of the object for the left eye to positions of vertices of a rectangle on the first base surface and also performing a second correction processing which moves the fifth to eighth marks for the left eye in the first image of the object for the left eye to positions of vertices of a rectangle on the second base surface;

obtaining a second image of the object for the right eye from the first image of the object for the right eye, by performing the first correction processing which moves the first to fourth marks for the right eye in the first image of the object for the right eye to positions of vertices of a rectangle and also performing the second correction processing which moves the fifth to eighth marks for the right eye in the first image of the object for the right eye to positions of vertices of a rectangle; and

fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing based on the second image of the object for the left eye and the second image of the object for the righteye.

3. The method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing as defined in claim 1 , wherein

the first image of the object for the left eye includes a first photographic image of the subject photographed from a viewpoint position for the left eye;

the first image of the object for the right eye includes a second photographic image of the subject photographed from a viewpoint position for the right eye; and

when a distance between the subject and a viewpoint position has been extended, a distance between the viewpoint position for the left eye and the viewpoint position for the right eye is extended in accordance with the change in length of the distance between the subject and the viewpoint position.

4. The method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing as defined in claim 2 , further comprising:

the photographic image of the subject includes a first photographic image of the subject photographed from the viewpoint position for the left eye and a second photographic image of the subject photographed from the viewpoint position for the right eye; and

when a distance between the subject and a viewpoint position has been extended, extending a distance between the viewpoint position for the left eye and the viewpoint position for the right eye in accordance with the change in length of the distance between the subject and the viewpoint position.

5. The method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing as defined in claim 1 , wherein

the first image of the object for the left eye includes a first photographic image of the subject photographed from a viewpoint position for the left eye;

the first image of the object for the right eye includes a second photographic image of the subject photographed from a viewpoint position for the right eye; and

a viewpoint position is moved along a line having a predetermined angle with respect to the base surface, when a distance between the subject and the viewpoint position is to be changed.

6. The method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing as defined in claim 2 , further comprising:

the photographic image of the subject includes a first photographic image of the subject photographed from the viewpoint position for the left eye and a second photographic image of the subject photographed from the viewpoint position for the right eye; and

moving a viewpoint position along a line having a predetermined angle with respect to the base surface, when a distance between the subject and the viewpoint position is to be changed.

7. The method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein a surface on which printed material for stereoscopic viewing is placed during stereoscopic viewing is set to be the base surface.

8. The method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing as defined in claim 3 ,

wherein a surface on which printed material for stereoscopic viewing is placed during stereoscopic viewing is set to be the base surface.

9. The method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing by combining the second image of the object for the left eye and the second image of the object for the right eye by anaglyph processing.

10. The method of fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing as defined in claim 3 , further comprising:

fabricating printed material for stereoscopic viewing by combining the second image of the object for the left eye and the second image of the object for the right eye by anaglyph processing.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 8, 2016
From: BANDAI NAMCO GAMES INC.
To: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 038037/0936 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 29, 2014
From: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
To: BANDAI NAMCO GAMES INC.
Reel/Frame 033061/0930 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 15, 2007
From: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
To: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
Reel/Frame 020206/0292 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Sep 10, 2007
From: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
To: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC
Reel/Frame 019834/0562 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 15, 2006
From: NAMCO LIMITED/NAMCO LTD.
To: NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC.
Reel/Frame 017996/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2004
From: TOOYAMA, SHIGEKI; MIYAZAWA, ATSUHI
To: NAMCO LTD.
Reel/Frame 014790/0186 →