Television – Camera – system and detail – Unitary image formed by compiling sub-areas of same scene
Reexamination Certificate
2009-06-05
2011-12-13
Hannett, James (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Unitary image formed by compiling sub-areas of same scene
C348S222100
Reexamination Certificate
active
08077214
ABSTRACT:
A signal processing apparatus includes: an input unit receiving a first image generated by a first camera and higher-resolution second images generated by a plurality of second cameras; a similar portion detecting unit detecting a similar portion between part of a subject included in the first image and a subject included in each of the second images; an image synthesizing unit pasting the second images at positions corresponding to the detected similar portions within the first image to generate a synthesized image; an imaging area detecting unit detecting an area, for which image information is insufficient in the first image and is difficult to complement by the second cameras, as a non-imageable area from the synthesized image; and a camera parameter calculation unit changing a camera parameter for controlling the second camera that captures the second image by which the image information insufficient in the first image is complemented.
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Hibi Hirofumi
Kokubo Tetsushi
Kondo Tetsujiro
Morisaki Hiroyuki
Mukai Hitoshi
Hannett James
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Sony Corporation
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