Patent ID: 7710463

Claim:
A method for combining frames of video from a plurality of cameras arranged in a camera array, comprising the steps of: obtaining a first frame from a first camera, and a second frame from a second camera, wherein at least a portion of said first frame and said second frame include a common field of view; stretching said at least a portion of said first frame to reduce an image disparity between said common field of view of said first frame and said second frame; wherein the step of stretching further comprises the steps of: determining a plurality of disparity differences between the at least a portion of said first frame and at least a portion of said second frame, each disparity difference corresponding to a distance of stretching of said first frame and said second frame; selecting a distance corresponding to a lowest disparity difference in said plurality of disparity differences as a stretching distance; stretching the at least a portion of said first frame and said second frame such that a total stretching of said first and second frames approximately equals said stretching distance; and combining said common field of view of said first frame and said second frame subsequent to said step of stretching; and wherein the method steps are done by at least one processor.