System and method for displaying an image indicating a positional relation between partially overlapping images
First Claim
1. A camera, comprising:
- a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit;
a storage unit configured to store the preceding image;
a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding image, the control unit further configured to display a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display monitor which is determined using a displacement between the preceding image and the current image; and
a housing configured to support the display monitor, the storage unit, and the control unit which are part of the camera,wherein the current image is taken when the displayed part of the preceding image substantially overlaps a corresponding portion of the current image such that the current image and the preceding image can be processed to form a panoramic image.
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Abstract
A device includes a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit, a storage unit configured to store the preceding image, and a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding image. The current image is taken when the displayed part of the preceding image substantially overlaps a corresponding portion of the current image such that the current image and the preceding image can be processed to form a panoramic image.
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20 Claims
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1. A camera, comprising:
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a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit; a storage unit configured to store the preceding image; a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding image, the control unit further configured to display a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display monitor which is determined using a displacement between the preceding image and the current image; and a housing configured to support the display monitor, the storage unit, and the control unit which are part of the camera, wherein the current image is taken when the displayed part of the preceding image substantially overlaps a corresponding portion of the current image such that the current image and the preceding image can be processed to form a panoramic image. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A camera, comprising:
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a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit; a storage unit configured to store the preceding image; a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding image, the control unit further configured to display a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display monitor which is determined using a displacement between the preceding image and the current image; a mode selection switch configured to allow selection between operational modes of the device; and a housing configured to support the display monitor, the storage unit, the control unit, and the mode selection switch. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A camera, comprising:
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a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit; a storage unit configured to store the preceding image; a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding image, the control unit further configured to display a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display monitor which is determined using a displacement between the preceding image and the current image; and a housing configured to support the display monitor, the storage unit, and the control unit, wherein, the preceding image is captured when the camera is in a first position, and the camera is panned in a desired direction such that the camera is in a second position to capture the current image. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of capturing overlapping images using a camera, comprising:
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capturing a first image when a lens of the camera is in a first position; storing the first image; moving the lens to a second position; displaying on a display of the camera at least a part of the first image aligned with at least a part of a second image; displaying a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display monitor which is determined using a displacement between the preceding image and the current image; and
capturing the second image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A camera, comprising:
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an image sensor; a display; a memory, connected to the image sensor, for storing images from the image sensor; a processing system, connected to the display, the memory, and the image sensor, configured to display at least part of a first image from the memory on the display while simultaneously displaying at least part of a second image on the display so that a user can align the displayed at least part of the second image with the displayed at least part of the first image, the processing system further configured to display a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display which is determined using a displacement between the first image and the second image; a shutter release button configured to allow the user to capture the second image while the displayed at least part of the first image and the displayed part of the at least second image are simultaneously displayed; and a housing of the camera which is configured to support the image sensor, the display, the memory, and the processing system, wherein the processing system is further configured to process the first and second images into a panoramic image, after the first and second images are captured. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A camera, comprising:
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an image sensor; a display; a memory, connected to the image sensor, for storing images from the image sensor; means for processing, connected to the display, the memory, and the image sensor, for generating a display of at least part of a first image from the memory on the display while simultaneously generating a display of at least part of a second image on the display so that a user can align the displayed at least part of the second image with the displayed at least part of the first image, the means for processing further for displaying a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display which is determined using a displacement between the first image and the second image; a shutter release button configured to allow the user to capture the second image while the displayed at least part of the first image and the displayed part of the at least second image are simultaneously displayed; means for processing the first and second images into a panoramic image, after the first and second images are captured; and a housing of the camera which is configured to support the image sensor, the display, the memory, and the means for processing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a digital camera, comprising:
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viewing a first image; capturing the first image; displaying at least part of the first image; setting, prior to displaying at least part of a second image, a mode to indicate that images which are to form a composite panoramic image are to be captured; displaying, simultaneous to the displaying of the at least part of the first image, at least part of the second image so that the at least part of the second image can be aligned with the displayed at least part of the first image, and displaying a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display which is determined using a displacement between the preceding image and the current image, the displaying being done a display of the digital camera which is supported by a housing of the digital camera; capturing the second image and processing, by the digital camera, the captured first and second images into the composite panoramic image. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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