Constructing image panorama using frame selection
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- evaluating image quality of a number of consecutive frames out of a plurality of images using a predetermined criterion, wherein said number is an integer of at least a value of two;
selecting one frame out of said evaluated frames with the best image quality using a predetermined rule; and
appending said one frame to other selected frames for constructing an image panorama by an electronic device.
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Abstract
The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for constructing by an electronic device an image panorama from a plurality of images based on their visual quality. The same portion of a panoramic image scene is typically captured on multiple neighborhood video frames from which one can choose the best visual representation to be pasted into the panorama. Constructing the image panorama from the plurality of captured images can comprise the following steps: a) evaluating image quality of K consecutive frames out of the captured plurality of images using a predetermined criterion, b) selecting one image out of the evaluated K frames with the best image quality using a predetermined rule, and c) appending the selected frame to previously selected frames for constructing the image panorama. On-line and off-line implementations are possible.
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33 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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evaluating image quality of a number of consecutive frames out of a plurality of images using a predetermined criterion, wherein said number is an integer of at least a value of two;
selecting one frame out of said evaluated frames with the best image quality using a predetermined rule; and
appending said one frame to other selected frames for constructing an image panorama by an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device, comprising:
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a frame image quality evaluation module, configured to evaluate image quality of a number of consecutive frames out of a plurality of images using a predetermined criterion, wherein said number is an integer of at least a value of two;
a frame selection module, configured to select one frame out of said evaluated frames with the best image quality using a predetermined rule; and
an image panorama construction block, configured to append said one frame to other selected frames for constructing an image panorama. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system adopted for constructing an image panorama from a plurality of images, comprising:
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means for capturing a plurality of images; and
an electronic device, comprising;
a frame image quality evaluation module, configured to evaluate image quality of a number of consecutive frames out of said plurality of images using a predetermined criterion, wherein each of said number of the consecutive frames is provided to the electronic device through a network communication, and said number is an integer of at least a value of two;
a frame selection module, configured to select one frame out of said evaluated frames with the best image quality using a predetermined rule; and
an image panorama construction block, configured to append said one frame to other selected frames for constructing an image panorama. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. An electronic device, comprising:
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means for evaluating image quality of a number of consecutive frames out of a plurality of images using a predetermined criterion, wherein said number is an integer of at least a value of two;
means for selecting one frame out of said evaluated frames with the best image quality using a predetermined rule; and
means for appending said one frame to other selected frames for constructing an image panorama. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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Specification