Patent Document ID: 20100020097
Application ID: 12462563
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A system residing on a computer readable medium for rendering multiple input images into a single composite image, comprising: a first system for performing initial processing on each input image; a second system for determining geographical boundaries of each input image, cooperatively engaged with the first system; a third system for mapping each input image into the composite image with accurate geographical position, cooperatively engaged with the first and second systems, a fourth system for balancing color intensity of the mapped input images into the composite image, cooperatively engaged with the first, second and third systems; a fifth system for blending borders between adjacent input images mapped into the composite image, cooperatively engaged with the first, second, third and fourth systems, wherein multiple input images are reduced to a transformation matrix in a single transformation; and a sixth system for establishing a seam line between adjacent images, cooperatively engaged with the first, second, third, fourth and fifth systems, wherein the seam line is altered based upon a position of an elevated feature.