Patent Document ID: 8213708
Application ID: 12728356
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for manipulating an original stereoscopic image, comprising: a) receiving the original stereoscopic image including a left image corresponding to a left viewpoint and a right image corresponding to a left viewpoint; b) identifying one or more objects represented in both the left and right images; c) determining actual object sizes and actual object locations of the identified one or more objects in both the left and right images; d) determining original perceived three-dimensional object locations for the identified one or more objects responsive to the actual object locations in the left and right images; e) determining new perceived three-dimensional object locations for the identified one or more objects; f) determining a size magnification factor for each of the one or more objects based at least upon the original perceived three-dimensional object location and the new perceived three-dimensional object location for the corresponding object; g) determining location displacement values for each of the one or more objects based at least upon the original perceived three-dimensional object location and the new perceived three-dimensional object location for the corresponding object; h) using a data processing system to generate a new stereoscopic image including a new left image and a new right image by changing the actual object sizes and the actual object locations for the one or more objects responsive to the corresponding size magnification factors and location displacement values; and i) storing the new stereoscopic image in a processor-accessible memory system.