Patent ID: 7058233
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for constructing a composite image of at least a portion of an object based on a plurality of source images, each of the plurality of source images including at least that portion of the object, each of the plurality of source images corresponding to a different focal plane with respect to the object, the method comprising: determining a first set of pixels of the composite image corresponding to at least one of edges and boundaries in the composite image, wherein the determining includes performing a first type of analysis of the plurality of source images at at least some of a plurality of spatial locations in the source images; and determining a second set of pixels of the composite image corresponding to surfaces in the composite image, wherein the determining includes performing a second type of analysis of the plurality of source images at at least some of the plurality of spatial locations in the source images, and at least one of determining the first set of pixels and determining the second set of pixels includes at least one operation that suppresses at least some pixels corresponding to at least partially out-of-focus edges or boundaries in the source images from being included in the composite image, wherein: