Image processing method and apparatus for processing oversized original images and for synthesizing multiple images
US5465163A · kind A · utility
175Cited by
5References
28Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0414
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an input unit for inputting images, and storage units for storing the images input from the input unit. The storage units store a plurality of images having common partial images. The apparatus further includes a determination unit for determining positions of the respective overlapped common partial images of the plurality of images stored in the storage units, a synthesis unit for forming an image by synthesizing the plurality of images according to a result of the determination by the determination unit, and an output unit for outputting the image synthesized by the synthesis unit.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.