Tilting Patents (Class 396/370)
Base guide (Class 396/371)
  • Automatic image straightening
    Patent number: 8422788
    Abstract: Tilt is reduced or eliminated in captured digital images. Edges in a first image are detected. Angles corresponding to the detected edges are determined. A dominant angle is selected from the determined angles. The first image is rotated according to the selected dominant angle to generate a second image. The second image is a de-tilted version of the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Denis Demandolx, Sing Bing Kang