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US 12,256,141 · App. 17/834,023 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

2D digital image capture system and simulating 3D digital image and sequence

Inventors: Jerry Nims (Sandy Springs, GA); William M. Karszes (Hilton Head, SC); Samuel Pol (Lawrenceville, GA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,256,141
App. No.
17/834,023
Filed
Jun 7, 2022
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Examiner
VO, TUNG T
Art Unit
2425
USPC
348/43
Abstract

A system to capture a plurality of two dimensional digital source images of scene by user, a smart device having a memory device for storing an instruction, a processor in communication with the memory and configured to execute the instruction, a plurality of digital image capture devices in communication with the processor and each image capture device configured to capture a digital image of the scene, the plurality of digital image capture devices positioned linearly in series within approximately an interpupillary distance, wherein a first digital image capture devices is centered proximate a first end of the interpupillary distance, a second digital image capture devices is centered on a second end of the interpupillary distance, and any remaining the plurality of digital image capture devices are evenly spaced therebetween, a display in communication with the processor, display configured to display multidimensional digital image sequence and add audio file thereto.

Claims (22)

1. A system to capture a plurality of two dimensional digital images of a scene by a user, process the images, and display a multidimensional digital image sequence, the system comprising:

a first smart device having:

a memory device for storing an instruction;

a processor in communication with said memory device configured to execute said instruction;

a plurality of digital image capture devices in communication with said processor and each digital image capture device configured to capture the two dimensional digital images of the scene, said plurality of digital image capture devices positioned linearly in series within approximately an interpupillary distance width, wherein a first digital image capture devices is positioned proximate a first end of said interpupillary distance width, a second digital image capture devices is positioned proximate a second end of said interpupillary distance width, and any remaining said plurality of digital image capture devices are evenly spaced therebetween to capture the two dimensional digital images of the scene;

said processor executes an instruction to save said plurality of the two dimensional digital images of the scene in a sequence;

said processor executes an instruction to align said sequence of said plurality of the two dimensional digital images of the scene horizontally and vertically;

said processor executes an instruction to select a key subject convergence point in said sequence of said plurality of the two dimensional digital images of the scene and align said sequence of said plurality of the two dimensional digital images about said key subject convergence point;

said sequence of said plurality of the two dimensional digital images of the scene are configured to shift based on a spacing of said plurality of digital image capture devices to generate a modified sequence of said plurality of the two dimensional digital images of the scene;

said processor executes an instruction to save said modified sequence of said plurality of the two dimensional images of the scene with a time interval therebetween each of the two dimensional digital images of said modified sequence of said plurality of the two dimensional images sequentially in a palindrome loop to generate the multidimensional image sequence of the scene; and

a display in communication with said processor, said display configured to display the multidimensional digital image sequence.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to save the multidimensional digital image sequence to said memory.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to record an audio file via a microphone in communication with said processor.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to save said audio file to said memory.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to select the multidimensional digital image sequence from said memory via an input from said display and to display said multidimensional digital image sequence on said display.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to select said audio file from said memory via an input from said display and to overlay said audio file on said multidimensional digital image sequence.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to crop said audio file to align with said multidimensional digital image sequence via an input from said display.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to save said audio file and said multidimensional digital image sequence via an input from said display.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to play said audio file and display said multidimensional digital image sequence via an input from said display.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to share said-audio file and said multidimensional digital image sequence with a second smart device via an input from said display.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to generate a non-fungible token of said audio file and said multidimensional digital image sequence via an input from said display.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein said processor executes an instruction to utilize a wallet service and a marketplace to exchange said non-fungible token of said audio file and said multidimensional digital image sequence via an input from said display.

Continuity (11)
Continuation In Part 29816461 · Nov 22, 2021
Continuation In Part 29816462 · Nov 22, 2021
Continuation In Part 17525246 · Nov 12, 2021
Continuation In Part 17511490 · Oct 26, 2021
Continuation In Part 17459067 · Aug 27, 2021
Continuation In Part 17355906 · Jun 23, 2021
Continuation In Part 17333721 · May 28, 2021
Continuation In Part 17333812 · May 28, 2021
Provisional Application 63212025 · Jun 17, 2021
Provisional Application 63197941 · Jun 7, 2021
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