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Apparatus and method for panoramic photography in portable terminal

A portable terminal and panoramic photography technology, applied in the field of panoramic photography devices, can solve problems such as unnatural interface and uneven overall tone

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-12-26
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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As a result, the interface appears unnatural and the overall tone is uneven

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[0016] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention with unnecessary detail.

[0017] The present invention provides an apparatus and method for panoramic photography, which searches overlapping regions, stitches images, and enhances the image quality of the stitched images during panoramic photography. The device will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 1 .

[0018] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a panoramic photography device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C. 3A to 3C are respectively plan views of an overlapping area of ​​previous frame images, a search interval in the overlapping area, and a search vector for panoramic photography according to the present invention.

[0019] Referring to FIG. 1...

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Provided are an apparatus and a method for panoramic photography in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a camera unit for photographing an image; a memory unit for storing the photographed image; a display unit for displaying an overlapped area during panoramic photographing; a guide unit for selecting an overlapped area from a previous image stored in the memory unit during the panoramic photographing to display the overlapped area into the display unit; and a merge unit for searching in an overlapped area of a current image an interval which is identical to a searching interval contained in the overlapped area of the previous image, and merging the previous image and the current image so that the searching interval and the identical interval overlap, and generating a merged image.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for panorama photography in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for searching overlapping regions and stitching images to enhance stitched image quality during panorama photography. Background technique [0002] Recently, portable terminals such as mobile communication terminals and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are widely used. These portable terminals provide users with various functions, such as taking pictures with a built-in digital camera, watching movies, listening to digital broadcast programs, editing documents, and playing games, in addition to simple calls and arrangements. Its usability is improved due to various additional functions provided to users. [0003] Of particular interest are portable terminals that support panoramic photography with embedded cameras. Panoramic photography is realized by acquiring two or more frames of im...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03B29/00G06T5/00G03B37/00
CPCG06T7/0026G06T2200/32G06T5/50G06T7/32H04B1/40
Inventor 李峻硕
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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