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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
May. 24, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Gustaf Pettersson, Ljungbyed, SE;
Karim Benchemsi, Lund, SE;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for generating panoramic images are presented. The method includes receiving a set of consecutive image frames. A portion of a first image frame is extracted to configure an intermediate panoramic image. The intermediate panoramic image is augmented by stitching image frame portions to the intermediate panoramic image. The image frame portions are selected from individual image frames in a subset of image frames including consecutive image frames from a second image frame to a penultimate image frame. Each image frame portion is selected based on a sharpness measure and an overlap measure associated with the respective individual image frame. The overlap measure is determined based on a comparison of the respective individual image frame with a current state of the intermediate panoramic image. A portion of a last image frame is stitched to the augmented intermediate panoramic image to configure the panoramic image.