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A method, apparatus, and system are provided for creating a new compound image by correcting a correlation error in a compound image. According to one embodiment, information identifying a correlation error in a compound image is received, a first constituent image and a second constituent image who

A method, apparatus, and system are provided for creating a new compound image by correcting a correlation error in a compound image. According to one embodiment, information identifying a correlation error in a compound image is received, a first constituent image and a second constituent image whose miscorrelation caused the correlation error are identified, a correlation offset of the first constituent image is ascertained, and a new compound image is created by substantially aligning the first constituent image with the second constituent image using the correlation offset.

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1. A method, comprising:receiving information identifying a correlation error in a first compound image, wherein the first compound image is captured using a camera;identifying a first constituent image and a second constituent image whose miscorrelation caused the correlation error, wherein the ide

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A method, comprising:receiving information identifying a correlation error in a first compound image, wherein the first compound image is captured using a camera;identifying a first constituent image and a second constituent image whose miscorrelation caused the correlation error, wherein the identification of the first and second constituent images includesidentifying a first frame identifier corresponding to the first constituent image and a second frame identifier corresponding to the second constituent image,extracting a first portion corresponding to the first constituent image using the first frame identifier and a second portion corresponding to the second constituent image using the second frame identifier;ascertaining one or more of the following: a first correlation offset corresponding to the first portion and a second correlation offset corresponding to the second portion; andeliminating the correlation error by creating a second compound image by substantially aligning at least one of the first correlation offset and the second correlation offset. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second portion comprises a group of pixels. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first frame identifier and the second frame identifier comprise a unique identifier for retrieving a corresponding image file. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprises transmitting the first compound image from the camera to a computer. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprises storing the first compound image on a storage device as one or more of the following image files: Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG), and Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first compound image comprises a plurality of constituent images including the first and second constituent images. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:accessing a data store of information that contains information about the plurality of constituent images; anddetermining which of the plurality of constituent images are associated with the group of pixels containing the correlation error. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the creating the second compound image further comprises sliding the first constituent image until the first constituent image is substantially aligned with the second constituent image. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the creating of the second compound image comprises pasting the first constituent image on the second constituent image until the first constituent image is substantially aligned with the second constituent image. 10. An apparatus, comprising:a storage medium to store a first compound image; anda processor coupled with the storage medium, the processor to:receive information identifying a correlation error in the first compound image, wherein the first compound image having the correlation error is captured using a camera and transmitted to the storage medium,identify a first constituent image and a second constituent image whose miscorrelation caused the correlation error, wherein the identification of the first and second constituent images includesidentifying a first frame identifier corresponding to the first constituent image and a second frame identifier corresponding to the second constituent image,extracting a first portion corresponding to the first constituent image using using the first frame identifier and a second portion corresponding to the second constituent image using the second frame identifier,ascertain one or more of the following: a first correlation offset corresponding to the first portion and a second correlation offset corresponding to the second portion, andeliminate the correlation error by creating a second compound image by substantially aligning at least one of the first correlation offset and the second correlation offset. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first compound image is stored on the storage device as one or more of the following image files: Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG), and Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). 12. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprises an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter to digitize the first compound image. 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor comprises one or more of the following: a microprocessor, a digital signal processor, and a graphics processor. 14. A system, comprising:a camera to capture a first compound image having a correlation error and to transmit the first compound image to a computer having a storage medium;the storage medium to receive the first compound image and store the first compound image; anda processor coupled with the storage medium, the processor to:receive information identifying the correlation error in the first compound image,identify a first constituent image and a second constituent image whose miscorrelation caused the correlation error, wherein the identification of the first and second constituent images includesidentifying a first frame identifier corresponding to the first constituent image and a second frame identifier corresponding to the second constituent image,extracting a first portion corresponding to the first constituent image using using the first frame identifier and a second portion corresponding to the second constituent image using the second frame identifier,ascertain one or more of the following: a first correlation offset corresponding to the first portion and a second correlation offset corresponding to the second portion, andeliminate the correlation error by creating a second compound image by substantially aligning at least one of the first correlation offset and the second correlation offset. 15. The system of claim 14, further comprises an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter to digitize the first compound image. 16. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor comprises one or more of the following: a microprocessor, a digital signal processor, and a graphics processor. 17. The system of claim 14, wherein the first compound image is stored on the storage device as one or more of the following image files: Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG), and Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). 18. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sets of instructions, the sets of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:receive information identifying a correlation error in a fist compound images wherein the first compound image is captured using a camera;identify a first constituent image and a second constituent image whose mis-correlation caused the correlation error, wherein the identification of the first and second constituent images includesidentifying a first frame identifier corresponding to the first constituent image and a second frame identifier corresponding to the second constituent image,extracting a first portion corresponding to the first constituent image using the first frame identifier and a second portion corresponding to the second constituent image using the second frame identifier;ascertain one or more of the following: a first correlation offset corresponding to the first portion and a second correlation offset corresponding to the second portion; andeliminate the correlation error by creating a second compound image by substantially aligning the first correlation offset and the second correlation offset. 19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, further cause the machine to transmit the first compound image from the camera to a computer. 20. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the first compound image comprises a plurality of constituent images including the first and second constituent images. 21. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machi ne, further cause the machine to:access a data store of information that contains information about the plurality of constituent images; anddetermine which of the plurality of constituent images are associated with the group of pixels containing the correlation error. 22. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, further cause the machine to slide the first constituent image until the first constituent image is substantially aligned with the second constituent image. 23. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, further cause the machine to paste the first constituent image on the second constituent image until the first constituent image is substantially aligned with the second constituent image.