Method and system for image combination using a parallax-based technique
US5963664A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2013/0088
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for generating three-dimensional mosaics from a plurality of input images representing an imaged scene. The plurality input images contain at least two images of a single scene, where at least two of the images have overlapping regions. The system combines the images using a parallax-based approach that generates a three-dimensional mosaic comprising an image mosaic representing a panoramic view of the scene and a shape mosaic representing the three dimensional geometry of the scene. Specifically, in one embodiment, the system registers the input images along a parametric surface within the imaged scene and derives translation vectors useful in aligning the images into a two-dimensional image mosaic. Once registered, the system generates a shape mosaic representing objects within the scene.
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