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In a system in which images having parallax data, and which are made up of plural images containing the parallax information, are processed with viewing point conversion, and the resulting new images having parallax data are used, as in a system of generating a holographic stereogram, a unit for generating the images having parallax data is to be independent from other unit or units. To this end, the information necessary to perform viewing point conversion processing of converting the viewing point for an object is attached to images having parallax data when the images having parallax data have been produced. When the images having parallax data is exchanged between the unit for generating the images having parallax data and other unit or units, the exchanged images having parallax data need to be those to which the information has been attached.

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G03H   1/26   (20060101)  

The present application is a continuation of the patent application Ser. No. 09/359,656 filed Jul. 26, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,377,371.

Jul 29, 1998 [JP] P10-214602

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