METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNTHESIZING HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY USING ONE HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERA AND A LOWER RESOLUTION CAMERA - Patent 1110414

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EP 1 110 414 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26

(21)	Application number: 99946672.5

(22)	Date of filing: 30.08.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 13/02, G06T 3/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9919/706

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0013/423 (09.03.2000 Gazette 2000/10)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

28.08.1998 US 98368 P
27.08.1999 US 384396

(71)	Applicant: Sarnoff Corporation
	Princeton, NJ 08543-6449 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HANNA, Keith, J. Princeton, NJ 08540 (US) BERGEN, James, R. Hopewell, NJ 08525 (US) KUMAR, Rakesh Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 (US) SAWHNEY, Harpreet Cranbury, NJ 08512 (US) LUBIN, Jeffrey New York, NY 10023 (US)

(74)	Representative: Pratt, Richard Wilson
	D. Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNTHESIZING HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY USING ONE HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERA AND A LOWER RESOLUTION CAMERA