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S. Mann
Personal Imaging...
ACM Mobile Networking, Vol.4 No.1, 1999, p23-36
Abstract:
A means and apparatus for covert capture of extremely high-resolution
photorealistic images is presented.
The apparatus embodies a new form of user-interface -- instead of
the traditional ``point and click'' metaphor which was thought to be
the simplest photography had to offer, what is proposed is
a ``look'' metaphor in which images are generated through
the natural process of looking around, in a manner that
does not require conscious thought or effort. These ``lookpaintings''
become photographic/videographic memories
that may, at times, exceed the quality attainable with even large
and cumbersome professional photographic film cameras, yet they may be
captured through a device that resembles ordinary sunglasses.
The method is based on long-term psychophysical adaptation using
a covert sunglass-based reality-mediating apparatus, together with
two new results in image processing. The first new result
is a means of estimating the true projective coordinate transformation
between successive pairs of images, and the second is that of
estimating, to within a single unknown scalar constant,
the quantity of light arriving at the image plane.
Furthermore, what is captured is more than just a picture.
The resulting environment map may be explored by one or more
remote participants who may also correspond and interact
with the wearer during
the actual shooting process, giving rise to
computer supported collaborative (collective) photography,
videography, shared photographic/videographic memory, etc..
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Steve Mann
1999-04-11