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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Jason Doig, Biggleswade/Beds, GB;
Assignee:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/247 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2006.01); G03B 37/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 5/341 (2011.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.01); G02C 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 13/296 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/247 (2013.01); G02C 5/008 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G03B 37/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); H04N 5/3415 (2013.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.05); H04N 13/296 (2018.05); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capture apparatus suitable for capturing images for use in generating a virtual reality environment, the apparatus comprising a three-dimensional frame that defines an internal volume and a plurality of cameras arranged on the frame so as to form a three-dimensional array, wherein the cameras are arranged to face inwards towards a part of the internal volume and are arranged to capture images of a scene located outside the internal volume, the images also comprising at least a portion of the internal volume.