| US 7,529,430 B2 | ||
| System and method for displaying an image indicating a positional relation between partially overlapping images | ||
| Koichi Ejiri, Chiba (Japan); Shin Aoki, Kanagawa (Japan); Takashi Saitoh, Kanagawa (Japan); Guan Haike, Kanagawa (Japan); and Takuji Sakamoto, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 30, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/668,511. | ||
| Application 10/860145 is a division of application No. 10/232516, filed on Sep. 03, 2002, granted, now 6,798,924. | ||
| Application 10/232516 is a division of application No. 09/150288, filed on Sep. 09, 1998, granted, now 6,466,701. | ||
| Application 11/668511 is a continuation of application No. 10/860145, filed on Jun. 04, 2004, granted, now 7,298,919. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 9-245522 (JP), filed on Sep. 10, 1997. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0122059 A1, May 31, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/36 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—284 [382/195; 348/36; 348/95] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A camera, comprising:
a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding
image taken by an optical unit;
a storage unit configured to store the preceding image;
a control unit configured to display a part of the preceding image on the screen when the current image is displayed on the
screen, the displayed part of the preceding image indicating a positional relationship between the current image and the preceding
image, the control unit further configured to display a vector indicating a magnitude and direction on the display monitor
which is determined using a displacement between the preceding image and the current image; and
a housing configured to support the display monitor, the storage unit, and the control unit which are part of the camera,
wherein the current image is taken when the displayed part of the preceding image substantially overlaps a corresponding portion
of the current image such that the current image and the preceding image can be processed to form a panoramic image.
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