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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2000
Daisaku Horie, Uji, JP;
Manji Takano, Amagasaki, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image processing device includes: a CCD to input a plurality of images obtained from a separate-pickup of an object performed such that parts of the images are overlapped; and an image combining section to combine two images adjacent to each other in one of a first manner and a second manner; wherein in the first manner, two images adjacent to each other in a first direction are combined based on overlapping regions of two images adjacent to each other in the first direction, and in the second manner, two images adjacent to each other in a second direction are combined based on overlapping regions of two images adjacent to each other in the second direction; and the image processing device further includes a CPU to control the image combining section according to a predetermined condition such that the image combining section performs the combining in one of the first manner and the second manner. Even when common feature points do not exist in the overlapping regions of two adjacent images, correct combining of two images is allowed.