公开(公告)号：US06704041B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-09

申请号：US09264721

申请日：1999-03-09

申请人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

发明人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

IPC分类号： H04N700

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N5/2628

摘要： There is provided an image combining apparatus comprising an image input unit for entering photographed images, an image memory for temporarily storing the entered images, a corresponding point extracting unit for extracting the corresponding point information between the images stored in the image memory, a photographing method discriminating unit for discriminating the photographing method at the photographing operation based on the extracted corresponding point information, a combination process unit for appropriately combining the images according to the discriminated photographing method, and a combined image memory for storing the combined image. The corresponding point extraction unit extracts the corresponding points between two images, and the photographing method discrimination unit discriminates whether the translational photographing method or the panning photographing method is used. The combination process unit executes combination of the images, based on the discriminated photographing method. The invention also provides an image processing method capable of automatically selecting the image combining method, solely from the images.

摘要翻译： 提供一种图像合成装置，包括用于输入拍摄图像的图像输入单元，用于临时存储输入的图像的图像存储器，用于提取存储在图像存储器中的图像之间的对应点信息的对应点提取单元， 鉴别单元，用于基于所提取的相应点信息在拍摄操作中鉴别拍摄方法;组合处理单元，用于根据所识别的拍摄方法适当地组合图像;以及组合图像存储器，用于存储组合图像。 相应的点提取单元提取两个图像之间的相应点，并且拍摄方法判别单元判断是使用平移拍摄方法还是平移拍摄方法。 组合处理单元基于所识别的拍摄方法执行图像的组合。 本发明还提供一种能够仅从图像中自动选择图像合成方法的图像处理方法。

公开(公告)号：US20060188175A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-24

申请号：US11407362

申请日：2006-04-20

申请人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Fumiaki Takahashi ,  Kenji Hatori ,  Koji Hatanaka

发明人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Fumiaki Takahashi ,  Kenji Hatori ,  Koji Hatanaka

IPC分类号： G06K9/36 ,  G06K9/32

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038 ,  H04N1/3876 ,  H04N5/23238

摘要： An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in the partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by the plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters an image processing step of performing, for the plurality of image data sets that are input, image processing in consonance with a result of a determination performed at the determination step and an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by the resultant plurality of image data, for which the image processing has been performed at the image processing step. With this arrangement, a plurality of images can be easily and effectively synthesized.

公开(公告)号：US06424752B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-23

申请号：US09163344

申请日：1998-09-30

申请人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

发明人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

IPC分类号： G06K936

CPC分类号： G06T3/0081 ,  G06T3/4038 ,  G06T11/001 ,  H04N1/3876

摘要： Disclosed are an image synthesis apparatus and an image synthesis method. According to the present invention, an image synthesis apparatus, for synthesizing a plurality of images to generate a synthesis image, selects for an image synthesis unit two or more images from among a plurality of images, and stores image information for the selected images, employs the stored image information to generate coordinate transformation parameters that are used to set a positional relationship for the selected images before these images are synthesized to obtain a single image, changes the generated coordinate transformation parameters by using as a reference a position location for an arbitrary image selected from among the plurality of images, provides the resultant coordinate transformation parameters as image synthesis information, and synthesizes the images in accordance with the image synthesis information. With this arrangement, even when there are many images to be synthesized, the positions of images can be precisely aligned without a large, permanent memory area being required for the storage of image data to be synthesized. Also, the characteristic of a synthesized image can be determined by employing as a reference the characteristic of an arbitrary image selected from among a plurality of images to be synthesized.

摘要翻译： 公开了图像合成装置和图像合成方法。 根据本发明，用于合成多个图像以生成合成图像的图像合成装置从多个图像中选择图像合成单元两个或更多图像，并存储所选图像的图像信息，采用 存储的图像信息以生成用于在合成这些图像以获得单个图像之前设置所选择的图像的位置关系的坐标变换参数，通过使用任意图像的位置位置来改变生成的坐标变换参数 从多个图像中选择，提供合成的坐标变换参数作为图像合成信息，并根据图像合成信息合成图像。 通过这种布置，即使存在要合成的许多图像，也可以精确对准图像的位置，而不需要大的永久性存储区域来存储要合成的图像数据。 此外，合成图像的特性可以通过将从要合成的多个图像中选择的任意图像的特性用作参考来确定。

公开(公告)号：US06243103B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-05

申请号：US08864480

申请日：1997-05-28

申请人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Kenji Hatori

发明人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Kenji Hatori

IPC分类号： G06K936

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N5/2624

摘要： An image synthesizing system comprising a digital camera and a personal computer. When a first image is picked up by the camera, the personal computer takes the image sensed by the camera and a reduced image of the picked-up image. While the camera is moving, the camera sequentially sends reduced images to the personal computer, and the personal computer inputs the reduced images. The personal computer determines whether an image which is currently sensed by the camera is suitable for being synthesized into a panoramic image or not on the basis of an overlapping area between the first reduced image and a current reduced image, and a determined result is notified to a user.

摘要翻译： 一种包括数字照相机和个人计算机的图像合成系统。 当照相机拾取第一图像时，个人计算机拍摄照相机感测到的图像和拍摄图像的缩小图像。 相机正在移动时，相机顺序地将缩小的图像发送到个人计算机，并且个人计算机输入缩小的图像。 个人计算机基于第一缩小图像和当前缩小图像之间的重叠区域来确定相机当前感测到的图像是否适于合成为全景图像，并且将确定的结果通知给 一个用户

公开(公告)号：US07366360B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-29

申请号：US11407362

申请日：2006-04-20

申请人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Fumiaki Takahashi ,  Kenji Hatori ,  Koji Hatanaka

发明人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Fumiaki Takahashi ,  Kenji Hatori ,  Koji Hatanaka

IPC分类号： G06K9/36

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038 ,  H04N1/3876 ,  H04N5/23238

摘要： An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in the partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by the plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters an image processing step of performing, for the plurality of image data sets that are input, image processing in consonance with a result of a determination performed at the determination step and an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by the resultant plurality of image data, for which the image processing has been performed at the image processing step. With this arrangement, a plurality of images can be easily and effectively synthesized.

摘要翻译： 一种图像合成方法，其中合成了具有部分重叠的图像区域的多个图像以产生单个合成图像，所述图像合成方法包括：确定步骤，输入与所述多个图像相对应的多个图像数据集， 并且确定由多个图像数据集指示的每个图像的部分重叠的图像区域中的图像是否主要包括字符，图像处理步骤对于多个图像数据集 输入，与在确定步骤中执行的确定结果相一致的图像处理;以及图像合成步骤，合成在所述图像处理步骤中执行了图像处理的所得到的多个图像数据所指示的图像。 利用这种布置，可以容易且有效地合成多个图像。

公开(公告)号：US07085435B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-01

申请号：US10347317

申请日：2003-01-21

申请人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Fumiaki Takahashi ,  Kenji Hatori ,  Koji Hatanaka

发明人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Fumiaki Takahashi ,  Kenji Hatori ,  Koji Hatanaka

IPC分类号： G06K9/32

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038 ,  H04N1/3876 ,  H04N5/23238

摘要： An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in the partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by the plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters an image processing step of performing, for the plurality of image data sets that are input, image processing in consonance with a result of a determination performed at the determination step and an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by the resultant plurality of image data, for which the image processing has been performed at the image processing step. With this arrangement, a plurality of images can be easily and effectively synthesized.

公开(公告)号：US5982951A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-09

申请号：US862753

申请日：1997-05-23

申请人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

发明人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

IPC分类号： H04N1/387 ,  H04N1/407 ,  G06K9/36

CPC分类号： H04N1/3876 ,  H04N1/4072 ,  H04N5/23238

摘要： An image combine apparatus for combining a plurality of images to generate a panoramic image. The image combine apparatus identifies an overlapping region of two inputted images and determines a boundary of the two images. The image combine apparatus then sets a tone correction area having a predetermined width such that the boundary of the two images is the center of the area, and performs tone correction within the area. The image combine apparatus performs linear tone correction in accordance with a distance between a pixel and the boundary. In the neighbor of the boundary of the two images within the tone correction area, density of the image gradually changes, thus a combined image whose boundary of the two images is inconspicuous is obtained.

摘要翻译： 一种用于组合多个图像以产生全景图像的图像合成装置。 图像合成装置识别两个输入图像的重叠区域，并确定两个图像的边界。 然后，图像组合装置设置具有预定宽度的色调校正区域，使得两个图像的边界是该区域的中心，并且在该区域内执行色调校正。 图像组合装置根据像素和边界之间的距离执行线性色调校正。 在色调校正区域内的两个图像的边界的邻居中，图像的浓度逐渐变化，从而获得两幅图像的边界不显眼的组合图像。

公开(公告)号：US07098914B1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-29

申请号：US09624385

申请日：2000-07-27

申请人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

发明人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

IPC分类号： G06T15/10

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038

摘要： An image synthesis method includes a placement information obtaining step of obtaining placement information about a plurality of images in which adjacent images have a common subject region, and a synthesis step of combining the images using a mapping mode in accordance with the placement information. Prior to performing mapping transformation of the input images, coordinate-space transformation parameters for transforming the coordinate space of one image among the images into the coordinate space of another image are generated. The images are combined based on a given mapping mode and the coordinate-space transformation parameters.

公开(公告)号：US06788828B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-07

申请号：US10101222

申请日：2002-03-20

申请人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

发明人： Tatsushi Katayama ,  Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Kenji Hatori

IPC分类号： G06K936

CPC分类号： H04N5/2628 ,  G06T3/4038 ,  G06T7/30 ,  H04N5/23238

摘要： There is disclosed an image combining apparatus for generating a single image by combining a plurality of sensed images. When the panoramic image sensing mode is set, the image sensing angle is detected, and is stored together with a plurality of sensed image obtained in the panoramic image sensing mode. Upon combining the plurality of sensed images, a combining method is adaptively selected on the basis of the angle information.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于通过组合多个感测图像来生成单个图像的图像组合装置。 当设置全景图像感测模式时，检测图像感测角度，并与在全景图像感测模式中获得的多个感测图像一起存储。 在组合多个感测图像时，基于角度信息自适应地选择组合方法。

公开(公告)号：US06549681B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-15

申请号：US08719716

申请日：1996-09-25

申请人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Fumiaki Takahashi ,  Kenji Hatori ,  Koji Hatanaka

发明人： Hideo Takiguchi ,  Kotaro Yano ,  Tatsushi Katayama ,  Fumiaki Takahashi ,  Kenji Hatori ,  Koji Hatanaka

IPC分类号： G06K936

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038 ,  H04N1/3876 ,  H04N5/23238

摘要： An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in the partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by the plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters an image processing step of performing, for the plurality of image data sets that are input, image processing in consonance with a result of a determination performed at the determination step and an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by the resultant plurality of image data, for which the image processing has been performed at the image processing step. With this arrangement, a plurality of images can be easily and effectively synthesized.