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Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2007
Applicants:

Patrick Pan, Taipei, TW;

Christine Lin, Taipei, TW;

Benjamin Kuo, Taipei, TW;

Tatsumi Mitsushita, Taipei, TW;

Inventors:

Patrick Pan, Taipei, TW;

Christine Lin, Taipei, TW;

Benjamin Kuo, Taipei, TW;

Tatsumi Mitsushita, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

Sony Taiwan Limited, Taipei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention provides a method for improving image stitching accuracy and a device for implementing the same, which apply to the multi-camera system for wide-angle image generation. Lens distortion causes mismatches of the features in the overlapping region of the images captured by the multi-camera system. As a result, the mismatches on the stitched wide-angle image are visible. The method and device for improving image stitching accuracy correct the lens distortion before stitching the images captured by the multi-camera system, so that the features in the overlapping region are matched and a seamless wide-angle image is generated by the stitching engine.


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