Patent ID: 7307654
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An image capture system for providing an image of a subject comprising: a single, fixed planar surface of a planar background; a first camera positioned to capture a first subject image of a live subject positioned between the single, fixed planar surface and the first camera; a second camera spaced from the first camera, the second camera positioned to capture a second subject image of the live subject located between the single, fixed planar surface and the second camera; and a control module configured to generate a synthesized image of the live subject from a virtual viewpoint using a fixed, relative position of the first camera, the second camera, and only the single, fixed planar surface, wherein the first camera, the second camera, and the single, fixed planar surface have the same fixed relative position during a calibration of the first camera and the second camera.