Patent ID: 7327890
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for determining an area of importance in an archival image that shows a field of view of a scene, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining the archival image; obtaining a set of evaluation images each depicting a field of view of the scene captured during a process of composing the archival image; comparing the field of view of the archival image to field of view of at least one of the evaluation images to determine which portions of the field of view of the archival image show portions of the scene that are also shown in the filed of view of the evaluation image against which the field of view of the archival image is compared; determining area of importance data that can be used to identify the determined portions of the field of view of the archival image; and storing the area of importance data in association with the archival image.