Method and system for panoramic viewing with curved surface mirrors
US5920376A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B37/00
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An omnidirectional or panoramic viewer/projector uses a single camera and a mirror with a curved surface. The curved mirror provides a single virtual optical center or viewpoint.
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