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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Jean-claude Artonne, Montreal, CA;
Christophe Moustier, Marseille, FR;
Inventors:
Jean-Claude Artonne, Montreal, CA;
Christophe Moustier, Marseille, FR;
Assignee:
6115187 Canada Inc., Saint-Laurent, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B037/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for orienting a digital panoramic image obtained using at least one initial wide-angle image the image points of which are transferred into a three-dimensional coordinate system includes inserting an orientation mark into the initial image at the time of the exposure. The method further includes detecting the location of the orientation mark in the digital panoramic image, performed by an image analysis algorithm.