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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Yuji Saitou, Tokyo, JP;
Shuuji Okegawa, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Saitou, Tokyo, JP;
Shuuji Okegawa, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/23238 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes: a cut position determination unit determining a cut position at which an annular image is cut in a radial direction to maintain continuity of a subject in the annular image generated by an omnidirectional image capturing apparatus; and an image conversion unit converting the annular image into a long-rectangular-shaped panorama image by cutting the annular image at the cut position determined by the cut position determination unit and developing the cut annular image.