Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Combining image portions
Patent
1997-07-18
2000-06-13
Mehta, Bhavesh
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Combining image portions
382294, 348588, G06K 936
Patent
active
060759054
ABSTRACT:
A method of constructing an image mosaic comprising the steps of selecting source images, aligning the source images, selecting source segments, enhancing the images, and merging the images to form the image mosaic is disclosed. An apparatus for constructing an image mosaic comprising means for selecting source images, means for aligning the source images, means for selecting source image segments, means for enhancing the images, and means for merging the images to form the image mosaic is also disclosed. The process may be performed automatically by the system or may be guided interactively by a human operator. Applications include the construction of photographic quality prints form video and digital camera images.
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Bergen James Russell
Brill Michael H.
Burt Peter J.
Dixon Douglas F.
Gendel Gary A.
Burke William J.
Mehta Bhavesh
Sarnoff Corporation
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