Image Border Application for Stitched Panoramic Views
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increased resolution of high definition displays in ultra-high definition image applications leads to ambiguities in virtual camera views, necessitating a method to reduce these ambiguities and enhance the realism of the virtual camera experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for generating an image by stitching together images from different field of views to create a panoramic view, with a border applied along the upper and lower boundaries of a segment of the image to improve the clarity and realism of the virtual camera output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the resolution of displays is increased to ultra-high definition, then the image quality and detail are improved, but ambiguities in virtual camera views increase due to the segmented nature of stitched images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies borders selectively at the boundaries of image segments where discontinuities occur, rather than uniformly across the entire image. This local application of quality enhancement (borders) addresses the specific problem areas at segment boundaries while maintaining the high resolution and detail of the rest of the image, thereby resolving the contradiction between image quality and virtual camera realism.
2Manufacturing precision
If borders are applied to image segments, then the alignment and clarity of stitched images are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the ultra-high definition image into multiple lower definition source images that were originally captured by separate cameras. By applying borders only to these segmented regions and their boundaries, the system achieves improved alignment and clarity without requiring complex processing of the entire ultra-high definition image, thus managing device complexity while maintaining manufacturing precision.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a method for generating an image, comprising: obtaining a first image comprised of a first area being a plurality of images having different field of views of a real-life scene and captured from a location above the real-life scene stitched together to form a panoramic view of the real-life scene, and a second area which does not include the plurality of images; generating a second image which is a segment of the first image; determining whether the second image includes only the first area; and when the second image includes both the first area and at least part of the second area, the method further comprises: applying a border to the second image that extends along an upper boundary and along a lower boundary of the second image, the border being applied above the upper boundary and below the lower boundary.A corresponding device is also disclosed.