Method for fusing images and apparatus therefor
US5325449A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20221
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for fusing two or more source images to form a composite image with extended information content and apparatus for forming the composite image from the source images is disclosed. Each source image is decomposed into a number of source images of varying resolution. The decomposed source images are analyzed using directionally sensitive operators to generate a set of oriented basis functions characteristic of the information content of the original images. The oriented basis functions for the composite image are then selected from those of the different source images and the inverse of the decomposition performed to construct the composite image. Apparatus for fusing two or more source images to form a composite image is also disclosed.
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