What is claimed is:
1. A face shield support assembly comprising:
a frame member having a pair of resilient and biased memory-retaining temples at opposite ends thereof and a face shield support member secured to said frame member and having a pair of elbows spaced apart therealong and a pair of protuberances, each formed at an opposite end thereof, and one or more connection members secured to said frame member and said face shield support member.
2. An assembly of claim 1 wherein said one or more connection members comprises a plurality of ribs extending between said frame member and said face shield support member.
3. An assembly of claim 1 wherein said one or more connection members comprises a substantially rigid sheet or film secured to said frame member and said face shield support member.
4. An assembly of claim 2 wherein said one or more connection members include a substantially rigid sheet or film extending between said frame member and said face shield support member.
5. An assembly of claim 1 or 2 including a generally opaque or light diffusing or shading film secured between said frame member and said face shield support member.
6. An assembly of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said frame member comprises an elongated flexible, spring-like shaft generally bowed along its length between opposite ends thereof and biased toward a first unsparing condition having said opposite ends spaced apart a distance less than the user’s head between the ears.
7. An assembly of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said face shield support member comprises a support bar.
8. An assembly of claim 6 wherein said face shield support member comprises a support bar.
9. An assembly of claim 1, 2 or 3 including a nose bridge support member removably secured to said frame member.
10. An assembly of claim 6 including a nose bridge support member removably secured to said frame member.
11. An assembly of claim 8 including a nose bridge support member removably secured to said frame member.
12. An assembly of claim 1, 2 or 3 including a substantially clear plastic face shield removably secured to said face shield support member.
13. An assembly of claim 6 including a substantially clear plastic face shield removably secured to said face shield support member.
14. An assembly of claim 13 wherein said face shield comprises a plastic film or sheet having an upper edge and opposite side edges, and two pairs of holes spaced apart on opposite sides of said sheet, each of the holes positioned along a plane adjacent to and generally parallel with said upper edge, said film or sheet having a substantially straight slit or slot extending between the holes of each pair of holes.
15. An assembly of claim 14 wherein said upper edge extends substantially parallel with said plane.
16. An assembly of claim 14 or 15 wherein said slits or slots extend substantially parallel with said plane.
17. An assembly of claim 14 wherein said plastic film or sheet includes an opening adjacent to each side edge, each hole having a different protuberance secured therein.
18. An assembly of claim 13 wherein said face shield comprises a plastic film or sheet having an upper edge and opposite side edges, and a pair of substantially straight coplanar slots, each having a different elbow secured therein.
19. An assembly of claim 18 wherein said upper edge extends along a plane substantially parallel with the plane of said slots or slits.
20. An assembly of claim 18 or 19 wherein said plastic film or sheet includes an opening adjacent each side edge, each hole having a different protuberance secured therein.
21. An assembly of claim 14 wherein a first hole is closer to a side edge of said plastic film or sheet than a second hole of each of said pair, and having a channel extending downwardly from each of said first holes for receiving an elbow therethrough, and a plurality of openings extending along each said side edge for receiving a protuberance therethrough.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for photographing a panoramic picture, comprising the steps of:
(a) obtaining a first image by a photographing apparatus in response to a request for a panoramic picture photography;
(b) identifying a motion of the photographing apparatus having obtained the first image, by applying a motion estimation technique to currently input images;
(c) automatically determining a photographing direction based on the identified motion of the photographing apparatus from step (a);
(d) selectively applying a motion estimation technique for estimating motion for at least one of a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, according to the determined photographing direction, and identifying motion of the photographing apparatus;
(e) judging photographing time points of respective images by identifying that the identified motion of the photographing apparatus has reached a preset threshold value for decision of a photographing time point; and
(f) photographing images at the photographing time point of the respective images.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion estimation technique includes estimating motion for a slanted motion having both a horizontal and vertical direction components.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in step (c), the photographing direction of the panoramic picture is determined by identifying that the motion of the photographing apparatus has reached a threshold value.
4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the threshold value comprises a preset direction.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motion estimation technique of step (b) comprises a diamond search method.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the photographing direction determined in step (c) comprises a horizontal direction, the motion of the photographing apparatus is identified by applying a motion estimation technique for estimating motion in a horizontal direction.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the photographing when the photographing direction determined in step (c) comprises a vertical direction, the motion of the photographing apparatus is identified by applying a motion estimation technique for estimating motion in a vertical direction.
8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the motion estimation technique estimates motion in a horizontal direction corresponding to a horizontal hexagonal search method.
9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the motion estimation technique estimates motion in a vertical direction corresponding to a vertical hexagonal search method.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein step (d) comprises a step of outputting a User Interface (UI) for guiding movement of a corresponding photographing apparatus in the photographing direction determined in step (c), after identifying the motion of the photographing apparatus.
11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in step (d), the motion of the photographing apparatus is identified by comparing currently input images in real-time with previous images, a preset zone within the entire range of the current frames is set to a motion area tracking zone, and motion information is obtained through comparison of previous frames for images within the motion area tracking zone.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein, in step (d), at least one pixel block with a preset size is set within the motion area tracking zone, pixel blocks corresponding to previous frames most similar to corresponding pixel blocks are detected, and the motion information is obtained by using a relative location variation degree between corresponding pixel blocks.
13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein step (f) comprises the steps of:
displaying, on the photographing apparatus, the photographing time point of each of the images that has been reached; and
photographing images in response to a photographing instruction signal input from outside.
14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in step (f), the photographing time point of each of the images that has been reached is displayed on the photographing apparatus, and a corresponding image is automatically photographed.
15. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein image photography information including a distance from a subject and optical magnification is identified to calculate a distance of an actual photography range of an image, and motion of the photographing apparatus is identified in consideration of the distance of the actual photography range of the image.
16. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the preset threshold value indicating that the photographing time point is reached in step (e) is set in reflection of a photograph pattern that includes a camera movement speed, a rotation angle, and a degree at which the camera is shaken, while the user performs panoramic photographing.