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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Byung-jun Son, Seoul, KR;
Soo-kyun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Tae-hwa Hong, Seoul, KR;
Sung-dae Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-wook OH, Ansan-si, KR;
Byung-Jun Son, Seoul, KR;
Soo-Kyun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Tae-Hwa Hong, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Dae Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-Wook Oh, Ansan-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonngi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method for photographing a panoramic picture, and for identifying motion of a photographing apparatus to automatically photograph respective images of a panoramic picture. The method steps include: (a) obtaining a first image in response to a request for a panoramic picture photography; (b) identifying motion of a photographing apparatus having obtained the first image, by applying a motion estimation technique to currently input images; (c) automatically determining a photographing direction based on the identified motion of the photographing apparatus; (d) selectively applying a motion estimation technique for estimating motion in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, according to the determined photographing direction, and identifying motion of the photographing apparatus; (e) judging photographing time points of respective images by identifying that the identified motion of the photographing apparatus has reached a preset threshold value for decision of the photographing time point; and (f) photographing images at the photographing time point of the respective images.