(19)
(11) EP 1 977 396 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
27.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/09

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/49

(21) Application number: 07700705.2

(22) Date of filing: 04.01.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 15/20(2011.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IL2007/000012
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/077559 (12.07.2007 Gazette 2007/28)

(54)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A VIRTUAL MOVIE FOR USE IN EXPLORING A SITE

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERSTELLUNG EINES VIRTUELLEN SPIELFILMS ZUR VERWENDUNG BEI DER ERKUNDUNG EINES STANDORTS

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE PRODUCTION D'UN FILM VIRTUEL POUR UNE UTILISATION DANS L'EXPLORATION D'UN SITE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 05.01.2006 IL 17299506

(43) Date of publication of application:
08.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/41

(60) Divisional application:
11181676.5 / 2405401

(73) Proprietor: Google Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • AMIRA, Rony
    75519 Rishon Lezion (IL)
  • ROYZ, Gadi
    64738 Tel Aviv (IL)

(74) Representative: Smith, Samuel Leonard 
J A Kemp 14 South Square
Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ
Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-2004/049263
US-A1- 2004 239 699
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