Image processing apparatus
US6970591B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus 20 an input sequence 130 of video images is processed to determine the different positions and orientations at which the images were recorded in an efficient and accurate manner. A subset of the input images are selected as keyframes to form a sequence 250 of keyframes. Respective triples of keyframes having different, non-overlapping positions in the sequence 250 are selected and processed to determine the relative positions and orientations at which the keyframes in each triple were recorded to form respective sets of keyframes. The positions and orientations of keyframes between the keyframes in each triple are then calculated to form expanded sets of keyframes 266, 276, 286. The sets are further expanded by calculating the positions and orientations of keyframes which lie between sets in the sequence 250. The sets are merged by calculating the relationship between the coordinate systems in which the positions and orientations of the keyframes in each set are defined. During the processing, the positions and orientations calculated for keyframes in a set are adjusted to optimise the calculated solutions. This is performed in stages, considering a…
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