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Image processing device and associated methodology for generating panoramic images

  • US 10,237,474 B2
  • Filed: 03/24/2016
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:

  • a display; and

    circuitry configured toautomatically determine an image capturing motion direction, based on a movement of the image capturing apparatus in one of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, the image capturing motion direction being a direction in which images are to be captured to form a synthesized image,begin and continue capture of a plurality of images, at least part of which are used to generate the synthesized image, responsive to the image capturing apparatus being moved in the one of the first direction and the second direction determined to be the image capturing motion direction,display, on the display throughout the capture of the plurality of images, first operation support information indicating the image capturing motion direction,display, on the display, second operation support information in a case where the image capturing apparatus is moved different from the one of the first direction and the second direction determined to be the image capturing motion direction after the image capturing motion direction is determined, the second support information indicating a motion direction to cause the image capturing apparatus to move in one of the first direction and the second direction,generate the synthesized image using at least a part of the plurality of images captured by the image capturing apparatus, the at least part of the plurality of images being combined together according to the image capturing motion direction determined in order to generate the synthesized image, anddisplay the synthesized image on the display.

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