Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Changing the image coordinates
Patent
1998-05-29
2000-06-20
Boudreau, Leo H.
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Changing the image coordinates
382154, 382284, G06K 932
Patent
active
060787015
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus that determines the topology of a sequence of images and then globally aligns the images with respect to each image's neighboring images. The apparatus includes a topology determination module, a local coarse registration module, a local fine registration module, a global consistency module, and a color matching/blending module. To accurately render a mosaic image from a sequence of images the topology determination and global alignment processes are iterated to progressively produce accurately aligned images. The apparatus efficiently and accurately combines a plurality of source images into a seamless panoramic mosaic representation of a scene, of arbitrarily wide spatial and angular extent, regardless of the order of image acquisition.
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Bergen James R.
Dixon Doug
Gendel Gary
Hsu Stephen Charles
Kumar Rakesh
Boudreau Leo H.
Burke William J.
Sarnoff Corporation
Sherali Ishrat
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