System and method for displaying an image indicating a positional relation between partially overlapping images
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a sensor configured to generate an optical axis direction signal representing an optical axis direction of an image capture device;
a video control unit configured to generate a digital image, and configured to store the digital image with corresponding auxiliary data; and
a processing unit configured to,add the optical axis direction signal to the auxiliary data, anddetermine a positional relationship between the digital image and a second digital image by comparing the optical axis direction signal to a second optical axis direction signal associated with the second digital image.
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Abstract
A camera system includes a display monitor which displays an image of an object, taken by an optical unit, on a screen of the monitor. A reading unit reads a preceding image and a current image among a plurality of partially overlapping images, from a memory device, the preceding image and the current image containing a common element. A determining unit determines a positional relation between the preceding image and the current image based on a common pattern derived from the common element in the two adjacent images read by the reading unit. A displaying unit displays an image indicating a boundary of the preceding image on the screen of the monitor at a shifted position according to the positional relation determined by the determining unit, with the current image concurrently displayed on the screen of the monitor.
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19 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a sensor configured to generate an optical axis direction signal representing an optical axis direction of an image capture device; a video control unit configured to generate a digital image, and configured to store the digital image with corresponding auxiliary data; and a processing unit configured to, add the optical axis direction signal to the auxiliary data, and determine a positional relationship between the digital image and a second digital image by comparing the optical axis direction signal to a second optical axis direction signal associated with the second digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of capturing overlapping images, comprising:
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capturing a first image when an optical axis is in a first position; storing the first image; displaying a part of the first image; moving the optical axis from the first position; stopping movement of the optical axis when the displayed part of the first image is overlapped with a corresponding portion of a second image such that a composite image can be subsequently generated from the first image and the second image; and capturing the second image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for displaying an image comprising:
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configuring a sensor for generating an optical axis direction signal representing an optical axis direction of an image capture device; configuring a video control unit to generate a digital image and to store the digital image with corresponding auxiliary data; and configuring a processing unit to add the optical axis direction signal to the auxiliary data and to determine a positional relationship between the digital image and the second digital image by comparing the optical axis direction signal to a second optical axis direction signal associated with the second digital image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device configured for capturing overlapping images, comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture a first image when an optical axis is in a first position; a storage unit configured to store the first image; a display monitor configured to displaying a part of the first image; a unit configured to move the optical axis from the first position; a unit configured to stop movement of the optical axis when the display part of the first image is overlapped with a corresponding portion of a second image such that a composite image can be subsequently generated from the first image and the second image; and a capturing unit configured to capture the second image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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