Extending panoramic images
US5940641A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B37/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method of making a single image of a scene which is the combined images of different portions of the scene, including providing first and second image capturing structures with the second image capturing structure including a moveable lens; and moving the second lens so that it captures at least one different portion of the scene but which overlaps with a first portion of the scene captured by the first image capture structure, the second image capture structure including an image sensor. The method further determines when the second lens moves across the scene to a desired position and stopping the second lens at the desired position for causing the first and second capture structure to capture overlapping images of different portions of the scene.
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