Method and apparatus for transforming a non-linear lens-distorted image
US8326077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/387
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for image processing a lens-distorted image (e.g., a fisheye image) is provided. The method includes partitioning coordinate points in a selected output image into tiles. The output image is an undistorted rendition of a subset of the lens-distorted image. Coordinate points on a border of the tiles in the output image are selected. For each tile, coordinate points in the lens-distorted image corresponding to each selected coordinate point in the output image are calculated. In addition, for each tile, a bounding box on the lens-distorted image is selected. The bounding box includes the calculated coordinates in the lens-distorted image. The bounding boxes are expanded so that they encompass all coordinate points in the lens-distorted image that map to all coordinate points in their respective corresponding tiles. Output pixel values are generated for each tile from pixel values in their corresponding expanded bounding boxes.
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