System and method for displaying an image indicating a positional relation between partially overlapping images
First Claim
1. An image capture device, comprising:
- a video control unit configured to store a digital image with corresponding auxiliary data;
a control unit configured to display a part of the digital image on a screen of a display monitor when a second digital image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the digital image indicating a positional relationship between the second digital image and the digital image; and
a processing unit configured to add a frame number and a displacement vector indicating the positional relationship between the second digital image and the digital image, associated with the digital image to the auxiliary data, the displacement vector corresponding to a panning of the image capture device, the frame number identifying the digital image among a plurality of digital images stored in an image memory, and configured to generate a synthesized image based on the digital image, the second digital image, and the auxiliary data,wherein, after the digital image is stored with the auxiliary data, the processing unit causes the control unit to display on the screen of the display monitor the displacement vector and a shifted position of the digital image which is determined by a magnitude and direction of the displacement vector which corresponds to the panning.
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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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16 Claims
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1. An image capture device, comprising:
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a video control unit configured to store a digital image with corresponding auxiliary data; a control unit configured to display a part of the digital image on a screen of a display monitor when a second digital image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the digital image indicating a positional relationship between the second digital image and the digital image; and a processing unit configured to add a frame number and a displacement vector indicating the positional relationship between the second digital image and the digital image, associated with the digital image to the auxiliary data, the displacement vector corresponding to a panning of the image capture device, the frame number identifying the digital image among a plurality of digital images stored in an image memory, and configured to generate a synthesized image based on the digital image, the second digital image, and the auxiliary data, wherein, after the digital image is stored with the auxiliary data, the processing unit causes the control unit to display on the screen of the display monitor the displacement vector and a shifted position of the digital image which is determined by a magnitude and direction of the displacement vector which corresponds to the panning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of processing images, comprising:
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storing a digital image with corresponding auxiliary data; displaying a part of the digital image on a monitor, a second digital image, and a positional relationship between the second digital image and the digital image; generating auxiliary data which includes a displacement vector indicating the positional relationship between the second digital image and the digital image, and which includes a frame number identifying digital image among a plurality of digital images stored in a memory, the displacement vector corresponding to a panning of an image capture device performed by an operator; and generating a synthesized image using the digital image, the second digital image, and the auxiliary data, wherein, after the digital image is stored with the auxiliary data, there is a display on the monitor of the displacement vector and of a shifted position of the digital image which is determined by a magnitude and direction of the displacement vector which correspond to the panning. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a processor cause the following:
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storing a digital image with corresponding auxiliary data; displaying a part of the digital image on a monitor, a second digital image, and a positional relationship between the second digital image and the digital image; generating auxiliary data which includes a displacement vector indicating the positional relationship between the second digital image and the digital image, and which includes a frame number identifying digital image among a plurality of digital images stored in a memory, the displacement vector corresponding to a panning of an image capture device performed by an operator; and generating a synthesized image using the digital image, the second digital image, and the auxiliary data, wherein, after the digital image is stored with the auxiliary data, there is a display on the monitor of the displacement vector and of a shifted position of the digital image which is determined by a magnitude and direction of the displacement vector which correspond to the panning. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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