Panoramic photography method and apparatus
US8120641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/698
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus may take a panoramic photograph without the need to set the order in which panoramic images. The method includes taking a reference image that is a portion of the panoramic photograph, generating a plurality of guide images using portions of the reference image, detecting movement of an image-taking device and displaying a guide image selected according to the detected movement of the image-taking device, and taking a connected image to be stitched to the most recently taken reference image using the guide image.
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