Patent ID: 8933985
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: employing a digital camera to capture a sequence of frames such that captured frames of the sequence of frames alternate between a plurality of sets of frames in which each set includes at least two frames and each frame in each set has a different exposure than each other frame in the set, wherein each set of frames of the plurality of sets of frames includes a nominal exposure frame; saving an initial set of frames of the plurality of sets of frames; for each set of frames of the sequence of frames that is captured after the initial set of frames has been captured, making a determination as to whether or not the captured set of frames should be saved, wherein the determination is made based, at least in part, on overlap between the nominal exposure frame of the captured set of frames and a reference frame, wherein the reference frame is a previously saved nominal exposure frame; based on the determination, saving the sets of frames for which it is determined that the set of frames should be saved; for each of the saved set of frames: after generating at least two high dynamic range images from the saved sets of frames, employing the digital camera to generate a panoramic, high dynamic range image from each of the high dynamic range images.