Image stabilisation
CA 1306297 C · Owner: Plessey Overseas Limited · Inventors: Blissett, Rodney J.; Collar, Martin
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A method of and apparatus for electronically stabilising incoming video data against unwanted or undesirable sensor movement. By digitising 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.
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- Granted August 11, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 11, 2009.
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