Image processing device, image processing method, and program
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorYusuke Hamada
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Abstract
A frame memory stores a plurality of captured images. An image selection unit selects a reference image, which is a standard for composition, from images other than an image which is captured earliest and an image which is captured latest among the plurality of images stored in the frame memory and selects images to be combined with the reference image from a group of images which are captured earlier and later than the reference image among the plurality of images. A composition processing unit composes the images to be combined selected by the image selection unit with the reference image selected by the image selection unit to generate a composite image.
Claims25
An image processing device comprising:
- a memory configured to store a plurality of captured images;
- and
- a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to implement:
- an image selection unit configured to:
- select candidate images from among the plurality of captured images by excluding an earliest image which is captured earliest among the plurality of captured images and by excluding a latest image which is captured latest among the plurality of captured images;
- select a reference image from among the candidate images;
- and
- select images to be combined with the reference image from:
- a first group of images among the plurality of captured images, the first group of images being captured earlier than the reference image;
- and
- a second group of images among the plurality of captured images, the second group of images being captured later than the reference image;
- and
- a composition processing unit configured to compose the images to be combined selected by the image selection unit with the reference image selected by the image selection unit to generate a composite image.
An image processing method comprising:
- selecting candidate images from among a plurality of captured images by excluding an earliest image which is captured earliest among the plurality of captured images and by excluding a latest image which is captured latest among the plurality of captured images;
- selecting a reference image from among the candidate images;
- selecting images to be combined with the reference image from:
- a first group of images among the plurality of captured images, the first group of images being captured earlier than the reference image;
- and
- a second group of images among the plurality of captured images, the second group of images being captured later than the reference image;
- and
- composing the images to be combined with the selected reference image to generate a composite image.
A computer-readable device storing a program causing a computer to perform steps of:
- selecting candidate images from among a plurality of captured images by excluding an earliest image which is captured earliest among the plurality of captured images and by excluding a latest image which is captured latest among the plurality of captured images;
- selecting a reference image from among the candidate images;
- selecting images to be combined with the reference image from:
- a first group of images among the plurality of captured images, the first group of images being captured earlier than the reference image;
- and
- a second group of images among the plurality of captured images, the second group of images being captured later than the reference image;
- and
- composing the images to be combined with the reference image to generate a composite image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.