Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Combining image portions
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
Mehta, Bhavesh M (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Combining image portions
C382S294000, C382S154000, C345S629000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07995861
ABSTRACT:
The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to selecting a reference image for images to be joined in accordance with projective transformations. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes obtaining projective transformations corresponding to two dimensional images to be joined together in accordance with the projective transformations; selecting one of the two dimensional images to be a reference image for remaining ones of the two dimensional images, the selecting being based on a measure of overall distortion for the two dimensional images; setting a projective transformation of the one of the images according to a group transform; correcting remaining projective transformations of the remaining images in accordance with the setting the projective transformation of the one of the images; and making the two dimensional images and the projective transformations available for further processing and output.
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Chien Jen-Chan
Jin Hailin
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Drennan Barry
Fish & Richardson PC
Mehta Bhavesh M
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