Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Changing the image coordinates
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-15
2011-02-15
Bali, Vikkram (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Changing the image coordinates
C382S285000, C382S284000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07889948
ABSTRACT:
An “Oblique Image Stitcher” provides a technique for constructing a photorealistic oblique view from a set of input images representing a series of partially overlapping views of a scene. The Oblique Image Stitcher first projects each input image onto a geometric proxy of the scene and renders the images from a desired viewpoint. Once the images have been projected onto the geometric proxy, the rendered images are evaluated to identify optimum seams along which the various images are to be blended. Once the optimum seams are selected, the images are remapped relative to those seams by leaving the mapping unchanged at the seams and interpolating a smooth mapping between the seams. The remapped images are then composited to construct the final mosaiced oblique view of the scene. The result is a mosaic image constructed by warping the input images in a photorealistic manner which agrees at seams between images.
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Cohen Michael
Steedly Drew
Szeliski Richard
Uyttendaele Matthew
Bali Vikkram
Entezari Michelle
Lyon & Harr LLP
Microsoft Corporation
Watson Mark A.
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