Patent ID: 7606441
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An image processing device for stitching a plurality of subject images and generating a rectangular still image from the stitched images, the image processing device comprising: an image acquisition unit that acquires the plurality of subject images; a positional relationship data generating unit that generates positional relationship data representing a relative positional relationship by which the acquired plurality of subject images are stitched; an image area recognition unit that arranges the plurality of subject images according to the positional relationship data, and that recognizes an image existence area defined by a logical sum of the arranged plurality of subject images; a rectangular image area determination unit that determines a rectangular image area to be generated from the recognized image existence area; and a still image extraction unit that extracts the rectangular still image using the plurality of subject images that exist in the determined rectangular image area, the still image extraction unit including wherein each of the units in the image processing device is executed by an integrated circuit.