Method of automatic photographs stitching
US8115801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/698
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of automatic photographs stitching in a photograph capturing electronic apparatus by capturing a photograph; on a viewfinder or display screen of said photograph capturing electronic apparatus, displaying at least one four-way guiding arrow for advising user the direction to move the photograph capturing electronic apparatus for capturing the next photograph which is suitable for stitching, the next suitable photograph having at a predetermined region, an area overlapped and aligned to the captured photograph with the overlapped and aligned area reaching a predetermined proportion; capturing the next suitable photograph; and stitching the consecutively captured photographs into a panoramic photograph.
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