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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2007
Koichi Ejiri, Chiba, JP;
Shin Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Guan Haike, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuji Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Ejiri, Chiba, JP;
Shin Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Guan Haike, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuji Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device includes a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit, a storage unit configured to store the preceding image, and a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding image. The current image is taken when the displayed part of the preceding image substantially overlaps a corresponding portion of the current image such that the current image and the preceding image can be processed to form a panoramic image.