Olympus Optical Company, Ltd.

Koutatsu Oura

Yasuhiro Komiya

Tatsuo Nagasaki

Takeshi Mori

Yoichi Iba

Ryoichi Sawaki

Hideo Tomabechi

Masaki Higurashi

Toshiyuki Ebihara

Ken Ioka

Kangda Wang

Ganglu Jing

An image display apparatus which corrects images, which are projected from a plurality of image display sections onto different regions of a screen, by a correction data calculated from picked up image data, and joins the images so that they can be displayed as a continuous image on the screen.

Image processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus, in which an object image focused by a lens is split into a plurality of images by means of a light splitting section. These images are converted into image data items by a plurality of imaging devices which are arranged with their imaging area overlapping in part. The image data items are stored temporarily in an image storing section. A displacement detecting section detects displacement coefficients (rotation angle R and parallel displacement S) from the image signals representing the mutual overlap region of two images which are to be combined and which are represented by two image data items read from the image storing section. The position of any specified pixel of the image displayed is identified by the pixel signal generated by the corresponding pixel of any imaging device. An interpolation section performs interpolation on the pixel values of the imaging device, thereby correcting the values of the other pixels of the image displayed and ultimately generating interpolated image signals. The interpolated image signals are combined with the image signals produced by the imaging device, whereby a display section displays a high-resolution image.

Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus, in which an object image focused by a lens is split into a plurality of images by means of a light splitting section. These images are converted into image data items by a plurality of imaging devices which are arranged with their imaging area overlapping in part. The image data items are stored temporarily in an image storing section. A displacement detecting section detects displacement coefficients (rotation angle R and parallel displacement S) from the image signals representing the mutual overlap region of two images which are to be combined and which are represented by two image data items read from the image storing section. The position of any specified pixel of the image displayed is identified by the pixel signal generated by the corresponding pixel of any imaging device. An interpolation section performs interpolation on the pixel values of the imaging device, thereby correcting the values of the other pixels of the image displayed and ultimately generating interpolated image signals. The interpolated image signals are combined with the image signals produced by the imaging device, whereby a display section displays a high-resolution image.

In a system according to the invention, fine image data created and output by a personal computer is input to an image processing/dividing section . The image processing/dividing section determines, on the basis of parameters stored in a projector arrangement storage , which portion of the fine image data is output to which projector, thereby performing a predetermined processing. Digital signals from the image processing/dividing section are input to a plurality of D/A converters , respectively, where the signals are converted to analog signals. Images in the form of the analog signals are projected onto a screen from projectors . Thus, the image projected on the screen 8 is constituted of accurately positioned images, and hence is a very fine image.

Image projecting system

A panorama picture synthesis apparatus synthesizes a panorama picture from a plurality of picture data obtained by capturing a plurality of parts of an object such that they overlap one another. The panorama picture synthesis apparatus comprises a whole picture display section for displaying a whole picture including all pictures constituting the panorama picture, a partial picture designating section for designating a plurality of partial pictures within a predetermined range of the whole picture, an automatic synthesizing section for synthesizing the partial pictures designated by the partial picture designating section by automatically joining them to construct an automatically synthesized picture, a manual synthesizing section for dividing the automatically synthesized picture into divided pictures in accordance with a predetermined operation, and for synthesizing the divided pictures by manually joining them to construct a manually synthesized picture, and a partial picture display section for displaying the pictures synthesized by the automatic synthesizing section or the manual synthesizing section in an enlarged size on a screen simultaneously with the whole picture.

Panorama picture synthesis apparatus and method, recording medium storing panorama synthesis program 9

In a system according to the invention, fine image data,created and output by a personal computer,is input to an image processing/dividing section,. The image processing/dividing section,determines, on the basis of parameters stored in a projector arrangement storage,, which portion of the fine image data,is output to which projector, thereby performing a predetermined processing. Digital signals from the image processing/dividing section,are input to a plurality of D/A converters,, respectively, where the signals are converted to analog signals. Images in the form of the analog signals are projected onto a screen,from projectors,. Thus, the image projected on the screen,is constituted of accurately positioned images, and hence is a very fine image.

The present invention discloses an image composing apparatus comprising a reference block setting circuit for setting a search area having a stored arbitrary size in an overlap region of composed image data which has been picked up, for setting a first reference block at a suitable position in the area, depending on determination as to correlation performed by an optimal average density calculation circuit, for extracting a reference point, for extending a search line from the reference point toward a lower portion, for setting a second reference block at a position on the search line, which has correlation, for extracting a reference point, and for obtaining reference points, a displacement amount detection circuit for obtaining displacement amounts R and S from the reference points, an interpolation circuit for interpolating images, and a composing circuit for performing image composing.

Image composing technique for optimally composing a single image from a

An image processing apparatus comprises an image inputting section having a photographing lens, a semiconductor image pickup element, such as a CCD, an A/D converting section for converting an obtained image signal to a digital signal, image correcting sections for subjecting respective images which are obtained at a plurality of image inputting sections to correction in terms of geometric displacement due to optical aberration, an image composing section for joining corrected images, a monitor and a printer. When a plurality of images are to be joined, a geometric displacement, such as aberration of the photographing lens, is corrected on a to-be-composed image on the basis of the photographing condition so that a joined image is obtained.

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