Stereo panoramic camera arrangements for recording panoramic images useful in a stereo panoramic image pair
US6795109B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10012
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various camera arrangements are disclosed comprising a camera and an optical element. The camera is configured to record an image defined by light rays directed thereto. The optical element is configured to deflect rays from a scene to the camera for recording thereby. The optical element is further configured to deflect the rays such that, if the rays were undeflected, the rays would instead be tangent to a viewing device of predetermined shape, such as a circle. Optical elements may be in the form of curved mirrors or lenses. The camera arrangements are configured to record images in the form of left or right panoramic images of a stereo panoramic image pair, and several stereo panoramic camera arrangements are described, including one or more camera arrangements, for contemporaneously recording both left or right panoramic images of a stereo panoramic image pair.
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