Methods and systems for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images
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1. A method for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images, comprising:
- acquiring a plurality of source images; and
combining said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image, wherein said combining said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed using said plurality of source images without requiring overlap of image regions of said plurality of source images.
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A method for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images is disclosed. A plurality of source images are acquired and combined to produce a seamless composite image. The combining of the plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed without requiring overlap of image regions of the plurality of source images.
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1. A method for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images, comprising:
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acquiring a plurality of source images; and
combining said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image, wherein said combining said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed using said plurality of source images without requiring overlap of image regions of said plurality of source images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images, comprising:
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a plurality of imagers for acquiring a plurality of said source images; and
an combiner for combining said plurality of said source images to produce a seamless composite image, wherein said combining said plurality of said source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed using said plurality of source images without requiring overlap of image regions of said plurality of said source images. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for calibrating a plurality of imagers to produce a seamless composite image without requiring overlap of source images, comprising:
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identifying line features that are visible in each imager frame of said plurality of imagers; and
making computations using said line features that relate each imager frame of said plurality of imagers to at least one other imager frame of said plurality of imagers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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