Patent ID: 6731332
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus to be carried on a movable body, said apparatus comprising:an image pick-up means for continuously photographing a scene outside of the movable body to continuously form an image corresponding to the scene; a feature extracting means for processing the image formed by the image pick-up means to continuously extract a predetermined feature in the scene by seeking outline points of the image and then detecting the outline points as a polynomial; an intermittent image getting means for intermittently getting a stationary image at a predetermined periodic interval from the image formed by the image pick-up means; a synthesizing means for synthesizing the feature extracted in the periodic interval by the feature extracting means and the stationary image obtained by the intermittent image getting means so as to form a whole image during the periodic interval; a transmitting means for transmitting the image formed by the synthesizing means to an external device; and a recording means for recording therein the image formed by the synthesizing means.