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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Seiya Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Seiya Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image generating apparatus includes an image receiving unit, a projecting unit, and a panoramic image generating unit. The image receiving unit receives camera images captured by a plurality of cameras, the subject of which is common. The projecting unit projects, within each camera image received by the image receiving unit, images which are present below the horizontal line within each camera image on the bottom surface of an infinite hemisphere having a planar bottom surface and projects images which are present above the horizontal line within each camera image on the hemispherical surface of the infinite hemisphere. The panoramic image generating unit generates a panoramic image based on the images projected on the infinite hemisphere by the projecting unit.