Patent ID: 7148896

Claim:
A computer programmable method for graphic animation of an object in a 3-Dimensional (3D) scene using an Image-Based Rendering (IBR) technology in the 3D scene, the method comprising the steps of: electronically representing the object using image information and depth information on each point of the image; and producing a display representation of the object, wherein the depth information includes a position field for defining a visual position from which a plane is seen, an orientation field for defining an orientation in which the plane is seen, and a field of view for defining the width and length of a field of view, in order to define the plane; a near plane field for defining the distance from the visual position to a closer boundary plane and a far plane field for defining the distance from the visual position to a farther boundary plane, in order to determine the range of depth information; and a field for indicating whether a projection method is orthogonal projection or perspective projection.