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Presenting images as mosaics

US8159550B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2006
Grant dateApr 17, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2360/122
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus, methods and systems for creating mosaics are described. A method is provided that includes identifying an image for presentation as a mosaic; dividing the identified image into a plurality of tiles; scoring each tile; identifying a matching image from an image dataset using the score for each tile; and rendering the mosaic using the matching images.

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