METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED PLACEMENT OF A SEAM IN A PANORAMIC IMAGE DERIVED FROM MULTIPLE CAMERAS

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15637132

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A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to generate a panoramic view derived from multiple cameras and automatically place a seam in that panoramic view in a computationally efficient manner. In regards to a method, images captured by at least two cameras are received. Each camera has a different, but partially overlapping field of view. The method determines a seam location and scale factor to be used when combining the images together to minimize errors at the seam between the two images. In some example implementations, the seam location and scale factor may be recalculated in response to a manual or automatic trigger. In some additional example implementations, motion associated with an image element near a seam location is detected, and the seam location is moved in a direction opposite that of the direction of motion.

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NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYFINLAND VANTAA SOUTHERN FINLAND

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Hoseok Sunnyvale, US 8 24
Copley, Devon Sunnyvale, US 13 259
Noorkami, Maneli Sunnyvale, US 29 174
Robertsson, Per-Ola Sunnyvale, US 6 27
Vandrotti, Basavaraja San Jose, US 6 29
Zhou, Hui Sunnyvale, US 243 1800

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