Patent · US Active

Method and device for stabilizing images supplied by a video camera

US7656424B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
6References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 2005
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 7, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

Method and device for stabilizing images obtained by a video camera of an environment with objects moving along lanes. The method a first stage of determining in first images obtained by the camera, portions corresponding to the movement lanes, determining the remaining second portions complementary to the first portions, determining, in the second portions, the reference position of the image point corresponding to a first stationary object point, and a second stage of determining in at least one second image taken after the first images, the vector that corresponds to the movement of the image point relative to its reference position determined by the first images, and processing the second image as a function of the modulus and direction of the vector such that, relative to the three-dimensional frame of reference the image point returns to its reference position.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.