Patent ID: 7102637
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of seamless processing for merging three-dimensional (3D) color images to process discontinuities of brightness and colors at seaming boundaries when merging a plurality of 3D images, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of images; (b) computing a brightness difference of the plurality of images and using the brightness difference to calibrate the images; (c) getting overlapped regions of the plurality of images at the seaming boundary; (d) calibrating the brightness of an overlapped region and matching the brightness of the seaming boundary and the seam with that of the adjacent image, wherein step (d) comprises the steps of; (e) remerging the plurality of images; wherein the calibration parameter is obtained using the distance between the processing area and its adjacent area and the brightness thereof, and wherein the calibration parameter is determined using the following function: (1−(d(x,y)/D))W, where D is the processing range, d(x,y) is the distance from the processing pixel to the seaming boundary, and W=c