Apparatus and method for combining several sub-images for any imaging surface areas

US8275217B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

• Matthias Kube · Ergolding, DE
• Oliver Scholz · Möhrendorf, DE
• Rolf Behrendt · Dormitz, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 2, 2007
• Grant date: Sep 25, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 29, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/30116
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus provides an image on the basis of a plurality of input images. The apparatus includes a first stage having at least a first and a second combiner, each of the combiners including a first storer for storing image data of the input images, a first processor for processing the image data of the input images into an intermediate image, and a second storer for storing image data of the intermediate image. The apparatus further includes a second stage having at least one further combiner, the further combiner including a third storer for storing image data of those intermediate images which are stored in the second storer of the first stage, a second processor for processing the image data from the third storer, so as to combine the image data of the intermediate images into the image, and a fourth storer for storing image data of the image.