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Method of estimating and correcting camera rotation with vanishing point location

US6968094B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2000
Grant dateNov 22, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/6812
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of generating an image transform for modifying a digital image, that includes the steps of: detecting a vanishing point related to the selected image; determining a preferable vanishing point location, and generating an image transform based on the vanishing point location and the preferable vanishing point location. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for detecting an amount of rotation between the vertical axes of a scene and an image of the scene, that includes the steps of: detecting a set of vanishing points related to the image; selecting a set of vanishing points corresponding to a vertical axis of the scene based on a predetermined criteria; and using the selected vanishing points to detect the rotation of the image.

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