Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Combining image portions
Patent
1994-11-14
1997-07-15
Johns, Andrew
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Combining image portions
348588, 382294, G06K 936
Patent
active
056490321
ABSTRACT:
A system for automatically generating a mosaic from a plurality of input images. The system sequentially executes an image alignment process, an editing process, and a combining process such that, from a sequence of images, the system automatically produces a seamless mosaic for various applications. Illustrative applications for the mosaic include: (1) a mosaic based display system including an image printing system, (2) a surveillance system and (3) a mosaic based compression system. The mosaic based display system permits a system user to display, manipulate and alter a mosaic. The mosaic based compression system exploits the temporal and spatial redundancy in image sequences and efficiently compresses the image information. The compression system can be used for compressing image information for storage in a storage device or can be used for compressing image information for transmission through a band-limited transmission channel. The surveillance system combines the mosaic construction system, the compression system and the display system into a comprehensive system for remote motion detection.
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Anandan Padmanabhan
Burt Peter J.
Hansen Michael W.
Hsu Stephen Charles
Irani Michal
Burke William J.
David Sarnoff Research Center Inc.
Johns Andrew
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