A system for automatically generating a mosaic from a plurality of input images. The system sequentially executes an image alignment process, an editing process, and a combining process such that, from a sequence of images, the system automatically produces a seamless mosaic for various applications....http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5999662?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5999662 - System for automatically aligning images to form a mosaic image
