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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
May. 07, 1999
Takayuki Yoshigahara, Tokyo, JP;
Toshifumi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Yoshigahara, Tokyo, JP;
Toshifumi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A picture generating apparatus according to this invention comprises: two image pick-up devicesor more adapted for picking up image of an objectto be imaged to generate picture data and respectively disposed at different positions; a correlation detecting sectionfor comparing, with each other, respective picture data generated by the respective image pick-up deviceson epipolar line determined by connecting correspondence points of line of sight connecting virtual position A and the objectto be imaged and line of sight connecting position of each of the image pick-up devicesand the objectto be imaged to detect correlation therebetween; and a distance picture generating sectionfor generating distance picture indicating distance between virtual position and the object to be imaged on the basis of correlation detected by the correlation detecting section
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