Systems and methods for stitching and sharing panoramas
AssigneeTourwrist, Inc.
InventorsAlexander I. Gorstan, Charles Robert Armstrong, Kang S. Lim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for stitching and sharing panoramas. In one embodiment, a computerized mobile device downsizes a plurality of captured images. The mobile device transmits the downsized images to a server with a panoramic stitcher. The server analyzes the downsized images and generates stitching parameters for the mobile device. The mobile device uses the stitching parameters to stitch the plurality of captured images into a panorama which can be shared with one or more recipients.
Claims32
A computerized method for efficiently stitching a plurality of images into a panorama, useful in association with a mobile device, the method comprising:
- downsizing at least one image of a plurality of captured images, wherein the at least one downsized image is generated by a mobile device;
- transmitting the at least one downsized image to a server, wherein the server includes a panoramic stitcher;
- receiving stitching parameters from the server;
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- stitching the plurality of captured images into a panorama utilizing the stitching parameters from the server.
A computerized mobile device configured to efficiently stitching a plurality of images into a panorama, useful in association with a server, the mobile device comprising:
- an image reducer configured to downsize at least one image of a plurality of captured images, wherein the at least one downsized image is generated by a mobile device;
- a transmitter configured to send the at least one downsized image to a server, wherein the server includes a panoramic stitcher;
- a receiver configured to receive stitching parameters from the server, wherein the stitching parameters associated with (correspond) to the plurality of images;
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- a panoramic stitcher configured to stitch the plurality of captured images into a panorama utilizing the stitching parameters from the server.
A computerized method for efficiently stitching a plurality of images into a panorama, useful in association with a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of images including at least one downsized image from a mobile device, wherein the at least one downsized image is generated from at least one of a plurality of images;
- generating stitching parameters for the plurality of images;
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- sending stitching parameters to the mobile device, wherein the stitching parameters are intended to be utilized by the mobile device for stitching the plurality of images.
A computerized server configured to efficiently stitch a plurality of images into a panorama, useful in association with a mobile device, the server comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a plurality of images including at least one downsized image from a mobile device, wherein the at least one downsized image is generated from at least one of a plurality of images;
- a panoramic stitcher configured to generate stitching parameters for the plurality of images;
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- a transmitter configured to send stitching parameters to the mobile device, wherein the stitching parameters are intended to be utilized by the mobile device for stitching the plurality of images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.