Image processing apparatus that combines images
US9380206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus 1 includes: an adjustment unit 55 that adjusts adjacent captured images in panoramic image generation processing; and a panoramic image generation unit 56 that generates data of a panoramic image by combining the adjacent captured images based on a result of this adjustment. The adjustment unit 55 includes: a characteristic point trace unit 552 that calculates vectors of a plurality of corresponding characteristic points in the adjacent captured images; and a position adjustment unit 554 that adjusts the adjacent captured images based on the vectors of the corresponding characteristic points thus calculated, by avoiding a moving object whose image is currently captured.
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