US 12,462,333 B2
Systems and methods for fusing images
James Wilson Nash, San Diego, CA (US); Kalin Mitkov Atanassov, San Diego, CA (US); and Sergiu Radu Goma, Sedona, AZ (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/463,179.
Application 18/463,179 is a continuation of application No. 16/375,795, filed on Apr. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,790,481.
Application 16/375,795 is a continuation of application No. 15/498,905, filed on Apr. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,297,034.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/402,182, filed on Sep. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0419437 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 3/053 (2024.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06T 3/4038 (2024.01); G06T 5/20 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 5/70 (2024.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 9/76 (2006.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/81 (2023.01); H04N 23/951 (2023.01); H04N 25/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01)
CPC G06T 3/053 (2024.01) [G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); G06T 5/20 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 5/70 (2024.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); H04N 5/2621 (2013.01); H04N 9/76 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/81 (2023.01); H04N 23/951 (2023.01); H04N 25/60 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to:
select, for a fused image, pixels from a first area of a first image obtained using a first type of lens;
select, for the fused image, pixels from a first area of a second image obtained using a second type of lens that is different than the first type of lens, wherein the first area of the first image and the first area of the second image are within a region of interest, wherein a portion of the region of interest is outside of the first image and is smaller than the second image, and wherein the first area of the second image obtained using the second type of lens is used to fill in the portion of the region of interest not captured in the first area of the first image obtained using the first type of lens;
blend pixels in a second area of the first image and pixels in a second area of the second image to obtain blended pixels; and
include the pixels from the first area of the first image, the pixels from the first area of the second image, and the blended pixels in the fused image.