Method for representing a panoramic image and panoramic image representation apparatus

摘要

Method for displaying a panoramic image, comprising: supplying input images from at least one image source (ie. camera); processing/combining the input images to form a panoramic output image; displaying the panoramic image; characterised in that: a computer graphic frame, whose size, shape and position can be varied, that encloses a region of the panoramic image that will be processed further, is inserted into the panoramic image in order to select the region. The further processing of the delimited area may be a graphical variation such as enlargement. The inserted border may be a rectangular box or window. Multiple frames may be inserted and different frames may be identified by different colours or types of lines (eg. solid, dashed, dotted). The panoramic image may show the environment or surroundings of an armoured vehicle or ship.