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Image stabilization

Patent 5053876 Issued on October 1, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 30, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

T.V. video image correction
Patent #: 4612575
Issued on: 09/16/1986
Inventor: Ishman ,   et al.

Image-data reduction technique
Patent #: 4692806
Issued on: 09/08/1987
Inventor: Anderson ,   et al.

Picture processing apparatus
Patent #: 4709264
Issued on: 11/24/1987
Inventor: Tamura ,   et al.

Method for processing gray scale images and an apparatus thereof Patent #: 4823194
Issued on: 04/18/1989
Inventor: Mishima ,   et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 465134 filed on 04/30/1990

US Classes:

348/208.14, Object tracking375/240.01Television or motion video signal

Examiners

Primary: Kostak, Victor R.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 63-166370 JP. 07/13/1988
  • 2116397 GB. 09/13/1983
  • 2165417 GB. 04/13/1986

International Class

H04N 007/18

Foreign Application Priority Data

1988-07-01 GB

Abstract

A method of and apparatus for electronically stabilizing incoming video data against unwanted or undesirable sensor movement. By digitizing each or selected pixels of a frame, and comparing them against stored values of the pixels, image movement and sensor movement can be detected. The frame can then be remapped to provide no or only wanted movement of the image, e.g., in panning or in image following, and the processed video data can then be fed to a video recorder or monitor.

Other References

  • "A New Technique to Improve Video Stability by Digital Processing"; SMPTE Journal, vol. 97, #11; Nov. '88; Matsuzuru et al
  • 129th SMPTE Technical Conference in L.A., Nov. '87; Matsuzuru et a
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