Panorama picture synthesis apparatus and method, recording medium storing panorama synthesis program 9
First Claim
1. A panorama picture synthesis apparatus for synthesizing a panorama picture from a plurality of picture data obtained by capturing a plurality of parts of an object such that they overlap one another, said panorama picture synthesis apparatus comprising:
- a whole picture display section configured to display a whole picture including all pictures constituting the panorama picture;
a partial picture designating section configured to designate a plurality of partial pictures within a predetermined range of the whole picture;
an automatic synthesizing section configured to synthesize the partial pictures designated by the partial picture designating section by automatically joining them to construct an automatically synthesized picture;
a manual synthesizing section configured to divide the automatically synthesized picture into divided pictures in accordance with a predetermined operation, and synthesize the divided pictures by manually joining them to construct a manually synthesized picture; and
a partial picture display section configured to display the pictures synthesized by the automatic synthesizing section or the manual synthesizing section in an enlarged size on a screen simultaneously with the whole picture.
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Abstract
A panorama picture synthesis apparatus synthesizes a panorama picture from a plurality of picture data obtained by capturing a plurality of parts of an object such that they overlap one another. The panorama picture synthesis apparatus comprises a whole picture display section for displaying a whole picture including all pictures constituting the panorama picture, a partial picture designating section for designating a plurality of partial pictures within a predetermined range of the whole picture, an automatic synthesizing section for synthesizing the partial pictures designated by the partial picture designating section by automatically joining them to construct an automatically synthesized picture, a manual synthesizing section for dividing the automatically synthesized picture into divided pictures in accordance with a predetermined operation, and for synthesizing the divided pictures by manually joining them to construct a manually synthesized picture, and a partial picture display section for displaying the pictures synthesized by the automatic synthesizing section or the manual synthesizing section in an enlarged size on a screen simultaneously with the whole picture.
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27 Claims
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1. A panorama picture synthesis apparatus for synthesizing a panorama picture from a plurality of picture data obtained by capturing a plurality of parts of an object such that they overlap one another, said panorama picture synthesis apparatus comprising:
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a whole picture display section configured to display a whole picture including all pictures constituting the panorama picture;
a partial picture designating section configured to designate a plurality of partial pictures within a predetermined range of the whole picture;
an automatic synthesizing section configured to synthesize the partial pictures designated by the partial picture designating section by automatically joining them to construct an automatically synthesized picture;
a manual synthesizing section configured to divide the automatically synthesized picture into divided pictures in accordance with a predetermined operation, and synthesize the divided pictures by manually joining them to construct a manually synthesized picture; and
a partial picture display section configured to display the pictures synthesized by the automatic synthesizing section or the manual synthesizing section in an enlarged size on a screen simultaneously with the whole picture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A panorama picture synthesis method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a whole picture including all pictures constructing a panorama picture from a plurality of picture data obtained by capturing a plurality of parts of an object such that they overlap one another;
designating a plurality of partial pictures within a predetermined range of the whole picture;
synthesizing the partial pictures designated by the partial picture designating step by automatically joining them to construct an automatically synthesized picture;
dividing the synthesized picture into divided pictures in accordance with a predetermined operation, and synthesizing the divided pictures by manually joining them to construct a manually synthesized picture; and
enlarging the pictures synthesized by the automatic synthesizing step or the manual synthesizing step and displaying the enlarged pictures on a screen simultaneously with the whole picture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A recording medium storing a panorama picture synthesis program, readable by a computer and used for controlling the computer to synthesize a panorama picture from a plurality of picture data obtained by capturing a plurality of parts of an object such that they overlap one another, said program comprising:
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instruction means for instructing the computer to display a whole picture including all pictures constituting the panorama picture;
instruction means for instructing the computer to designate a plurality of partial pictures within a predetermined range of the whole picture;
instruction means for instructing the computer to synthesize the designated partial pictures by automatically joining them to construct an automatically synthesized picture;
instruction means for instructing the computer to divide the automatically synthesized picture into divided pictures in accordance with a predetermined operation, and synthesize the divided pictures by manually joining them to construct a manually synthesized picture; and
instruction means for instructing the computer to display the pictures synthesized by the automatically synthesizing or the manually synthesizing in an enlarged size on a screen simultaneously with the whole picture.
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