Composite imaging method and system
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1. A method for forming a group image, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a set of imaging information depicting a scene over a period of time;
distinguishing elements in the set of image information;
examining attributes of the elements in the set of image information;
selecting imaging information from the set of imaging information depicting each element, with the selection being made according to the attributes for that element; and
, forming a group image based upon the set of imaging information with the group image incorporating the selected image information.
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Abstract
In a first aspect of the invention, a method is provided for forming a group image. In accordance with the method, a set of imaging information is obtained depicting a scene over a period of time. Elements in the set of imaging information are distinguished and attributes of the elements in the set of image information are examined. Imaging information is selected from the set of imaging information depicting each element with the selection being made according to the attributes for that element. A group image is formed based upon the set of imaging information with the archival image incorporating the selected image information.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for forming a group image, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a set of imaging information depicting a scene over a period of time;
distinguishing elements in the set of image information;
examining attributes of the elements in the set of image information;
selecting imaging information from the set of imaging information depicting each element, with the selection being made according to the attributes for that element; and
,forming a group image based upon the set of imaging information with the group image incorporating the selected image information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for forming an image, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a set of imaging information depicting a scene over a period of time;
providing a base image based upon the set of image information;
identifying elements in the base image, ordering portions of the set of imaging information depicting each of the elements according to an attribute of each element;
selecting imaging information from the set of imaging information depicting each element according to the ordering; and
,forming an image based upon the set of imaging information with the image incorporating the selected image information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for forming an image comprising the steps of:
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obtaining images of a scene at different times;
identifying elements the images;
determining attributes of each of the elements in each of the images;
determining for each element which image shows the element having preferred attributes; and
,preparing an image of the scene with each element having an appearance that corresponds to the appearance of the element in the image that shows the preferred attributes for the element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program product having data stored thereon for causing an imaging system to perform a method of forming a group image, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a set of imaging information depicting a scene over a period of time;
distinguishing elements in the set of image information;
examining attributes of the elements in the set of image information;
selecting imaging information from the set of imaging information depicting each element, with the selection being made according to the attributes for that element; and
,forming a group image based upon the set of imaging information with the group image incorporating the selected image information.
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18. A computer program product having data stored thereon for causing an imaging system to perform a method for forming an image, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a set of imaging information depicting a scene over a period of time;
providing a base image based upon the set of image information;
identifying elements in the base image, ordering the portions of the set of imaging information depicting each of the elements according to an attribute of each element;
selecting imaging information from the set of imaging information depicting each element according to the ordering; and
,forming an image based upon the set of imaging information with the image incorporating the selected image information.
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19. A computer program product having data stored thereon for causing an imaging system to perform a method for forming a group image, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining images of a scene at different times;
identifying elements in the images;
determining attributes of each of the elements in each of the images;
determining for each element which image shows the element having preferred attributes; and
,preparing an image of the scene with each element having an appearance that corresponds to the appearance of the element in the image that shows the preferred attributes for the element.
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20. An imaging system comprising:
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a source of a set of image information; and
a signal processor adapted to receive the set of image information, identify elements in the set of image information, to distinguish elements in the set of image information, and to examine the attributes of the elements in the set of image information;
wherein the signal processor is further adapted to select imaging information from the set of imaging information depicting each element, with the selection being made according to the attributes for that element; and
, to form a group image based upon the set of imaging information with the archival image incorporating the selected image information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An imaging system comprising:
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a source of a set of image information;
a signal processor adapted to obtain a set of imaging information depicting a scene over a period of time, to provide a base image based upon the set of imaging information to identify elements in the base image, and to order the portions of the set of imaging information depicting each of the elements according to an attribute of each element, wherein the processor selects imaging information from the set of imaging information depicting each element according to the ordering; and
forms an archival image based upon the set of imaging information with the archival image incorporating the selected image information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An imaging system comprising:
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a source of a images of a scene captured at different times;
a signal processor adapted to obtain images from the source, to identify elements in the images, to determine attributes of each of the elements in each of the images and to determine for each element which image shows the element having preferred attributes wherein the signal processor prepares an image of the scene with each element having an appearance that corresponds to the appearance of the element in the image that shows the preferred attributes for the element. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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