Position relationships associated with image capturing devices
First Claim
1. A method for determining a plurality of spatial relationships associated with a plurality of image capturing devices, comprising:
- acquiring sets of a plurality of source images from a plurality of image capturing devices;
determining a plurality of transforms for each such set of source images for combining said acquired source images into a plurality of seamless images;
determining a plurality of relative positions associated with said plurality of image capturing devices based on said plurality of transforms; and
determining a plurality of spatial relationships associated with said plurality of image capturing devices based on said transforms and plurality of relative positions associated with said plurality of image capturing devices.
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Abstract
A method for determining a plurality of spatial relationships associated with a plurality of image capturing devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present method acquires sets of a plurality of source images from a plurality of image capturing devices. The present method then determines a plurality of transforms for each such set of source images for combining the acquired source images into a plurality of seamless images. The present method then determines a plurality of relative positions associated with the plurality of image capturing devices based on the plurality of transforms The present method then determines a plurality of spatial relationships associated with the plurality of image capturing devices based on the transforms and plurality of relative positions associated with the plurality of image capturing devices.
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1. A method for determining a plurality of spatial relationships associated with a plurality of image capturing devices, comprising:
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acquiring sets of a plurality of source images from a plurality of image capturing devices; determining a plurality of transforms for each such set of source images for combining said acquired source images into a plurality of seamless images; determining a plurality of relative positions associated with said plurality of image capturing devices based on said plurality of transforms; and determining a plurality of spatial relationships associated with said plurality of image capturing devices based on said transforms and plurality of relative positions associated with said plurality of image capturing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-useable medium having computer-readable program code stored thereon for causing a computer system to execute a method for determining a plurality of spatial relationships associated with a plurality of image capturing devices, said method comprising:
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acquiring sets of a plurality of source images from a plurality of image capturing devices; determining a plurality of transforms for each such set of source images for combining said acquired source images into a plurality of seamless images; determining a plurality of relative positions associated with said plurality of image capturing devices based on said plurality of transforms; and determining a plurality of spatial relationships associated with said plurality of image capturing devices based on said transforms and plurality of relative positions associated with said plurality of image capturing devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for determining position relationships between a plurality of image capturing devices comprising:
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an input for receiving a plurality of source images captured by said plurality of image capturing devices; an image transform determiner module for determining the transforms needed to combine said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image; and a rectification determiner module coupled to said transform determiner module, said rectification determiner module configured to determine transforms associated with said plurality of image capturing devices that will align their content for epipolar-line matching. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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