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Visual obstruction removal with image capture

US8964025B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 2011
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20221
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object located within an image foreground relative to image content within a field of view of at least one camera lens is identified, using image processing module, as an image obstruction. Responsive to identifying the image obstruction, points of view of at least one camera lens are determined that provide image content portions of the image content that, in combination, yield a complete image of the image content without the image obstruction located within the image foreground. The image content portions are combined to yield the complete image of the image content without the image obstruction located within the foreground. The combined complete image is stored to a memory.

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