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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takuya Masamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/139 (2014.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/341 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/139 (2014.11); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); G06T 5/006 (2013.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); H04N 5/23254 (2013.01); H04N 5/23258 (2013.01); H04N 5/341 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system control unit sets at least one of a non-overlapped area in which an nth image and an (n+1)st image do not overlap and a low contrast area of the (n+1)st image as an in valid area that is not used for misalignment detection of the (n+1)st image. Then, the system control unit sets alignment small blocks for a motion vector search in only an area excluding the invalid area in the overlapped area in which two combining target images overlap.