Wide-screen video system
US5619255A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/7408
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for displaying wide-screen images by assembling a composite image from three or more video segments, wherein a panoramic or cinematic wide-screen image is captured using three or more standard video cameras that are lined up, side-by-side, and are positioned on their sides such that the scan lines for each video camera run vertically. The cameras are arrayed radially and each captures a segment of the image. First, second and third video signals representing the image segments are input to corresponding first, second and third television monitors. The monitors are also positioned on their sides such that their scan lines also run vertically. The monitors are arranged around a half-silvered mirror which is inclined at forty-five degrees with respect to the floor. The first and third monitors are placed above the half-silvered mirror and spaced apart, and the second monitor is positioned behind the half-silvered mirror, opposite a viewing position and between the first and third monitors. The respective image segments are reflected from or transmitted through the mirror from the three monitors such that, from the viewing position, the mirror appears to be a co…
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