Input device and image processing method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMinwoo Kim, Jungyong Lee
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Abstract
Provided are an input device and an image processing method thereof. The image processing method of the input device having a scan function includes acquiring a first image frame and a second image frame to detect coordinates of the acquired first image frame and coordinates of the acquired second image frame; dividing an overlap region between the first image frame and the second image frame into a plurality of sub overlap regions by using the detected coordinates of the first and second image frames; dividing each of the sub overlap regions into unit regions; setting a reference feature point of a plurality of feature points within the divided unit regions; and extracting corresponding points by using the set reference feature point.
Claims13
An image processing method of an input device having a scan function, the image processing method comprising:
- acquiring a first image frame and a second image frame to detect coordinates of the acquired first image frame and coordinates of the acquired second image frame;
- dividing an overlap region between the first image frame and the second image frame into a plurality of sub overlap regions by using the detected coordinates of the first and second image frames;
- dividing each of the sub overlap regions into unit regions;
- setting a reference feature point of a plurality of feature points within the divided unit regions;
- extracting corresponding points by using the set reference feature point;
- performing perspective transformation of the first and second image frames by using the extracted corresponding points;
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- merging the perspectively transformed first and second image frames,
- wherein the dividing of each of the sub overlap regions into the unit regions comprises:
- dividing each of the sub overlap regions into a plurality of first unit regions;
- and setting a first reference feature point of the plurality of feature points within each of the first unit regions and the method further comprising:
- confirming whether the other feature point except for the first reference feature point exists within each of the first unit regions;
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- when the other feature point except for the first reference feature point exists within each of the first unit regions, removing the other feature point.
An input device having a scan function, the input device comprising:
- a scanner acquiring a first image frame and a second image frame;
- a coordinate detector detecting coordinates of the acquired first image frame and coordinates of the acquired second image frame;
- a region divider dividing an overlap region between the first image frame and the second image frame into a plurality of sub overlap regions by using the detected coordinates of the first and second image frames, the region division unit dividing each of the sub overlap regions into unit regions;
- a reference feature point setter setting a reference feature point of a plurality of feature points within the divided unit regions;
- a corresponding point extractor extracting corresponding points by using the set reference feature point;
- a perspective transformer perspectively transforming the first and second image frames by using the extracted corresponding points;
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- an image merger merging the perspectively transformed first and second image frames,
- wherein the region divider divides each of the sub overlap regions into a plurality of first unit regions,
- wherein the reference feature point setter sets a first reference feature point of the plurality of feature points within each of the first unit regions, and
- wherein the input device further comprises:
- a controller removing the other feature point when the other feature point except for the first reference feature point exists within each of the first unit regions after the other feature point except for the first reference feature point exists within each of the first unit regions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.