Patent ID: 6677981
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
A system for play-back of a series of still images comprising:an image generator for generating a panoramic image by stitching together a plurality of still images which were previously captured with a still camera; memory for storing the panoramic image generated by the image generator, the memory space being coupled to the image generator; and a motion playback device coupled to the memory by address and data lines and comprising an input for receiving parameters for generating addresses to read from the memory and for simulating a panning motion of a video camera scanning the panoramic image along a first direction; wherein the motion playback device generates a viewport with a given dimension for displaying a portion of the panoramic image therein; whereby the displaying of the portion of the panoramic image in the viewport simulates the panning motion of the video camera panning the panoramic image along the first direction; and wherein a simulated panning speed of the motion of the video camera is proportional to an offset added to a set of planar coordinate addresses of pixels to be displayed in the viewport corresponding to the first direction along which the motion of the video camera is simulated.