Method and apparatus for displaying panoramic images
US9924093B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/635
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display device renders a field of view of a panoramic image that is produced from several separate images taken by different cameras. The field of view can be panned across the panoramic image. The separate images each show a portion of a panoramic view and border other images. When rendering a field of view that includes a border between two adjacent images, the images can be merged in a way that substantially eliminates the border and makes the view appear as one continuous image. The merging is performed only as needed, and border regions between images that are not in the rendered field of view are not merged so as to avoid using processing resources unnecessarily.
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