Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Combining image portions
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-22
2006-08-22
Patel, Kanji (Department: 2625)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Combining image portions
C382S173000, C348S036000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07095905
ABSTRACT:
Methods, and apparatus implementing methods, including computer program products, for merging images of segments of a view. Methods include: receiving, from a network, a first image representing a first segment of the view and a second image representing a second segment of the view; determining the position of the second segment of the view relative to the first segment of the view; blending the first image with the second image based on the determined position of the second segment relative to the first segment to form a panoramic image of the view; and transmitting the panoramic image over the network.
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