Wide-Field Image Input Method And Device
First Claim
1. A wide-field image input device that joins a series of partial images obtained by continuously imaging an imaging object by an imaging device while the imaging device is manually scanned by a user, thereby generating a wide-field image, the device comprising:
- camera position/posture estimation means for receiving a partial image series including said series of partial images, and calculating a change state of three-dimensional position and posture of said imaging device as time-series camera position/posture information;
deformation parameter estimation means for calculating a geometrical deformation parameter between adjacent partial images in said partial image series from said camera position/posture information;
image joining means for joining said partial images while a deformation between said partial images is corrected by using said geometrical deformation parameter so as to generate a wide-field image; and
camera scan error detection means for detecting motion of said imaging device according to said camera position/posture information, and outputting a camera scan error detection signal when an error is detected in the motion of said imaging device.
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Abstract
A wide-field image input device that joins a series of partial images obtained by continuously imaging an imaging object by an imaging device while the imaging device is manually scanned by a user, thereby generating a wide-field image, includes: a camera position/posture estimation unit for receiving a partial image series and calculating a change state of three-dimensional position and posture of the imaging device as time-series camera position/posture information; a deformation parameter estimation unit for calculating a geometrical deformation parameter between adjacent partial images from the camera position/posture information; an image joining unit for joining the partial images by using the geometrical deformation parameter so as to generate a wide-field image; and a camera scan error detection unit for detecting motion of the imaging device according to the camera position/posture information and outputting a camera scan error detection signal when an error is detected.
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13 Claims
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1. A wide-field image input device that joins a series of partial images obtained by continuously imaging an imaging object by an imaging device while the imaging device is manually scanned by a user, thereby generating a wide-field image, the device comprising:
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camera position/posture estimation means for receiving a partial image series including said series of partial images, and calculating a change state of three-dimensional position and posture of said imaging device as time-series camera position/posture information;
deformation parameter estimation means for calculating a geometrical deformation parameter between adjacent partial images in said partial image series from said camera position/posture information;
image joining means for joining said partial images while a deformation between said partial images is corrected by using said geometrical deformation parameter so as to generate a wide-field image; and
camera scan error detection means for detecting motion of said imaging device according to said camera position/posture information, and outputting a camera scan error detection signal when an error is detected in the motion of said imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10)
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5. A wide-field image input device comprising:
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an imaging device for continuously imaging an imaging object while the imaging device is manually scanned by a user, and for obtaining a partial image series including a series of partial images;
camera position/posture estimation means, based on the partial image series, for calculating a change state of three-dimensional position and posture of said imaging device as time-series camera position/posture information;
deformation parameter estimation means for calculating a geometrical deformation parameter between adjacent partial images in said partial image series from said camera position/posture information;
image joining means for joining said partial images while a deformation between said partial images is corrected by using said geometrical deformation parameter so as to generate a wide-field image; and
camera scan error detection means for detecting motion of said imaging device according to said camera position/posture information and outputting a camera scan error detection signal when an error is detected in the motion of said imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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11. A wide-field image input method that joins a series of partial images obtained by continuously imaging an imaging object by an imaging device while the imaging device is manually scanned by a user, thereby generating a wide-field image, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a partial image series including said series of partial images, and calculating a change state of three-dimensional position and posture of said imaging device as time-series camera position/posture information;
calculating a geometrical deformation parameter between adjacent partial images in said partial image series from said camera position/posture information;
joining said partial images while a deformation between the partial images is corrected by using said geometrical deformation parameter so as to generate a wide-field image; and
detecting motion of said imaging device according to said camera position/posture information, and outputting a camera scan error detection signal when an error is detected in the motion of said imaging device.
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12. A program for making a computer that receives as an inputs a series of partial images obtained by continuously imaging an imaging object by an imaging device while the imaging device is manually scanned by a user, making the computer execute the processes of:
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receiving a partial image series including said series of partial images, and calculating a change state of three-dimensional position and posture of said imaging device as time-series camera position/posture information;
calculating a geometrical deformation parameter between adjacent partial images in said partial image series from said camera position/posture information;
joining said partial images while a deformation between the partial images is corrected by using said geometrical deformation parameter so as to generate a wide-field image; and
detecting motion of said imaging device according to said camera position/posture information and outputting a camera scan error detection signal when an error is detected in the motion of said imaging device.
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13. A storage medium readable by a computer that receives as inputs a series of partial images obtained by continuously imaging an imaging object by an imaging device while the imaging device is manually scanned by a user, the storage medium stored with a program to make the computer execute processes of:
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receiving a partial image series including said series of partial images, and calculating a change state of three-dimensional position and posture of said imaging device as time-series camera position/posture information;
calculating a geometrical deformation parameter between adjacent partial images in said partial image series from said camera position/posture information;
joining said partial images while a deformation between the partial images is corrected by using said geometrical deformation parameter so as to generate a wide-field image; and
detecting motion of said imaging device according to said camera position/posture information and outputting a camera scan error detection signal when an error is detected in the motion of said imaging device.
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