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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2002
Heinz Horbaschek, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Münich, DE;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for producing an overall image from a number of partial images which are produced successively for common playback, a first partial image is produced and stored, and at least a portion of the first partial image, that adjoins a second partial image to be produced, is played back. A survey image is produced for the second partial image and this survey image is simultaneously played back with the first partial image, with overlapping regions adjoining each other. From this simultaneous playback, the correct orientation of the exposure region for the second partial image is selected, and the image acquisition device is correspondingly positioned and the second partial image is produced, The first and second partial images are then joined to form the overall image.