Panoramic image production
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsNatan Linder, Eli Ben-Ami, Adar Shtainhart, Israel Distanik, Ehud Lavsky, Noam Sorek, Orna Bregman-Amitai, Lilach Armony-Shimoni, Tom Shenhav
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of assembling a panoramic image from a plurality of frames in a camera, the method comprising: (a) acquiring a video stream using a camera; (b) selecting an initial frame from the video stream for capture as a still image; (c) further selecting additional frames; and (d) stitching the additional frames to the initial frame in the camera to create a panoramic image.
Claims51
A method of assembling a panoramic image from a plurality of frames in a camera, the method comprising:
- (a) acquiring a video stream using a camera;
- (b) selecting an initial frame from the video stream for capture as a still image;
- (c) further selecting at least one additional frame;
- and
- (d) stitching the at least one additional frame to the initial frame in the camera to create a panoramic image.
A method of providing a virtual 3D projection of a panoramic image in a camera, the method comprising:
- (a) storing a panoramic image in a memory of a camera;
- and
- (b) applying a projection algorithm to produce a virtual 3D projection of the panoramic image on a display of the camera.
A user interface for a mobile phone, the user interface adapted to aid the user to align a next frame of a panoramic image with a view area of a camera incorporated in the phone, the interface comprising:
- (a) a motion direction indicator visible to a user;
- and
- (b) a next frame alignment indication.
A method of assembling a panoramic image using a camera, the method comprising:
- (a) acquiring at least one frame belonging to a panoramic image using the camera;
- (b) interrupting the acquiring and changing an aiming direction of the camera;
- (c) resuming acquisition of frames belonging to a panoramic image;
- and
- (d) assembling the panoramic image from at least one frame acquired in (a) and at least one frame acquired in (c).
A method of producing a composite image on camera;
- the method comprising:
- (a) providing a first image on a display of the camera;
- (b) selecting a second image;
- (c) indicating a position on the first image;
- and
- (d) applying the second image to the first image at the indicated position to produce a composite image.
A camera adapted to assemble a panoramic image from a plurality of frames, the camera comprising:
- (a) a video acquisition module capable of providing a video stream;
- (b) a selector module adapted to select an initial frame from the video stream for capture as a still image;
- (c) a user interface adapted to guide a user in selecting additional frames;
- and
- (d) a stitching module adapted to stitch the additional frames to the initial frame to create a panoramic image.
A camera adapted to provide a virtual 3D projection of a panoramic image, the camera comprising:
- (a) a memory adapted for storage therein of a panoramic image;
- and
- (b) analytic circuitry adapted to apply a projection algorithm to produce a virtual 3D projection of the panoramic image on a display of the camera.
A display screen of a mobile phone handset adapted to aid the user to align a next frame of a panoramic image with a view area of a camera incorporated in the handset, the handset comprising circuitry adapted for onscreen presentation of:
- (a) a motion direction indicator;
- and
- (b) a next frame alignment indication responsive to camera motion.
A camera comprising circuitry adapted to assemble a panoramic image, the camera comprising:
- (a) a frame acquisition module for acquiring frames;
- (b) a memory with plurality of frames stored therein, only some of the frames belonging to a panoramic image;
- (c) a stitching engine adapted to identify those frames in the memory which belong to the panoramic image and assemble the identified frames in sequence.
A camera comprising:
- (a) a display adapted to present a first image;
- (b) a user accessible library of second images;
- (c) a selection module adapted for selection of a second image;
- and
- (d) a user operable alignment module adapted to apply the second image to the first image at a selected location.
A camera comprising:
- (a) a user interface adapted for manual alignment of two frames via overlay to produce a pair of pre-aligned frames;
- and
- (b) a stitching module adapted to receive the pre-aligned frames and perform an exact alignment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.