Patent Document ID: 8184906
Application ID: 12213697
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of replicating the primary human field of view of an image, the method comprising: receiving at least three digital images of a scene, the digital images comprising a centre image facing a scene directly, a centre left image obtained by rotating an image capture device a predefined angle to the left of centre and a centre right image obtained by rotating the image capture device a predefined angle to the right of centre; manipulating the centre image, the centre left image, and the centre right image on a data processing device to conform the images to a first virtual model having three planar surfaces, the planar surfaces comprising a centre plane, a left angled plane and a right angled plane, the left angled plane and the right angled plane extending from the centre plane at a predefined angle toward a viewpoint; obtaining a composite image from the manipulated centre image, centre left image and centre right image conformed to the first virtual model; manipulating the composite image on the data processing device to conform the composite image to a second virtual model having three surfaces, the surfaces comprising a centre plane, a left curved surface and a right curved surface, the left curved surface and right curved surface extending from the centre plane at a predefined angle toward a viewpoint; obtaining a distortion adjusted image from the composite image conformed to the second virtual model; creating a physical image of the distortion adjusted image; and physically manipulating the physical image to form a physical image having a planar centre portion and curved left and right portions extending toward a viewpoint.