Image stitching to form a three dimensional panoramic image
US9973694B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/271
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure includes a system and method for stitching images. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: receive a group of images captured at a particular time by a group of camera modules, the group of camera modules configured to form camera pairs with respective overlap fields of view; calibrate the group of images; generate pairs of disparity maps associated with the camera pairs, the generating including generating a corresponding pair of disparity maps for each camera pair from the camera pairs; apply morphed rendering to create morphed images from the group of images; and construct a left panoramic image and a right panoramic image from the morphed images.
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