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An imaging device and method for generating an undistorted wide view image

An imaging device and a technology for distorting images, which are applied in graphics and image conversion, details involving image splicing, image enhancement, etc., can solve problems such as reducing image quality

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-08-21
ESSENTIAL PROD INC
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Traditional methods for dealing with distorted images can degrade image quality, especially for images or parts of images with substantial distortion (for example, the outer edges of a fisheye image)

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[0024] Certain aspects of the techniques disclosed herein combine wide-angle lenses with standard lenses to produce an undistorted wide view (eg, a 360° view) of the surrounding environment. The standard lens records an image of the surrounding environment in the area where the wide-angle lens provides a distorted view. The wide-angle lens and the standard lens can be part of an independent imaging device, can be an accessory of a mobile device, or can be integrated into a mobile device. Various ways of producing an undistorted wide view (eg, a 360° view) of the surrounding environment are disclosed herein.

[0025] In various embodiments disclosed herein, a mobile device may have multiple cameras, where the multiple cameras include one or more of the camera embodiments disclosed herein.

[0026] In various embodiments disclosed herein, the image may be video, and the camera that recorded the image may be a camera that recorded video.

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Certain aspects of the technology disclosed herein involve combining images to generate a wide view image of a surrounding environment. Images can be recorded using an stand-alone imaging device having wide angle lenses and / or normal lenses. Images from the imaging device can be combined using methods described herein. In an embodiment, a pixel correspondence between a first image and a second image can be determined, based on a corresponding overlap area associated with the first image and the second image. Corresponding pixels in the corresponding overlap area associated with the first imageand the second image can be merged based on a weight assigned to each of the corresponding pixels.

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[0001] Related Application Cross Reference [0002] This application claims priority from: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 325,922, filed April 21, 2016; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 249,130, filed October 30, 2015; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 300,631 filed on August 26; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 380,201 filed on August 26, 2016; U.S. Patent Application No. 15 / 336,588 filed on October 27, 2016; All applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. technical field [0003] The present application relates to apparatus and methods for generating wide-view images, and more particularly to generating distortion-free 360° images of the surrounding environment. Background technique [0004] Wide-angle lenses for cameras suffer from image distortion at the periphery of the lens. The resulting image presents a distorted view of the surrounding environment by, for example, making straight lines appear curved...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N5/225H04N23/90
CPCG06T3/4038G06T2200/32G06T2207/10012G06T7/33G06F16/583G06F16/5866G06T2207/20221H04N23/45H04N23/60H04N23/698H04N23/90G06T3/12G06T5/80G06T3/18H04N19/46G06F21/602G06T11/60
Inventor 大卫·约翰·埃文斯·V蒋心蕊安德鲁·E·鲁宾马修·赫汉森苗晓宇约瑟夫·安东尼·泰特杰森·肖恩·加涅-济慈
Owner ESSENTIAL PROD INC
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