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Method and apparatus for controlling imaging direction and magnification of camera

  • US 20060222354A1
  • Filed: 03/15/2006
  • Published: 10/05/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image processing method comprising:

  • an imaging step of picking up a plurality of images while changing an imaging direction of a camera;

    a combining step of combining the plurality of images to form a composite image;

    a specifying step of specifying a target region within the composite image; and

    a calculating step of calculating an imaging direction and an imaging magnification, for imaging an object included in the target region in a predetermined size, based on a position and a size of the target region in the composite image and an imaging parameter set for the camera when the plurality of images are picked up.

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