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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Wook-joong Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Sang-woo Ahn, Daejeon, KR;
In-jae Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Myung-seok Ki, Daejeon, KR;
Kyu-heon Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jin-woo Hong, Daejeon, KR;
Wook-Joong Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Sang-Woo Ahn, Daejeon, KR;
In-Jae Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Myung-Seok Ki, Daejeon, KR;
Kyu-Heon Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jin-Woo Hong, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a method for convergent type three-dimensional (3D) multi-viewpoint image acquisition. The method for acquiring a multi-viewpoint image in an image acquisition apparatus comprises the steps of: converting the image acquisition apparatus to a multi-viewpoint image photographing mode; if converted to the multi-viewpoint image photographing mode in the converting step, providing a plurality of geometric shapes to set a position of an object to be photographed within a screen and selecting a desired shape of the geometric shapes in response to an inputted shape selection signal; if the desired geometric shape is selected in the shape providing step, adjusting a position and a size of the selected geometric shape in response to a shape adjustment signal; and photographing a whole image having the object that places within the adjusted geometric shape in the adjusting step.