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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Takeo Sakimura, Urayasu, JP;
Katsumi Iijima, Hachioji, JP;
Katsuhiko Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/54 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06K 9/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing apparatus which associates a plurality of images obtained in advance for the purpose of panoramic image synthesis or stereo-scopic viewing display without troubling the user. Whether or not component images are to be associated with each other is determined with reference to the file names and attribute information of a plurality of component images to be synthesized without the intervention of the user.