System and method for a software steerable web camera with multiple image subset capture
US7071968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/698
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the capture of an image of an object, includes: a lens capable to capture a scene within a wide field of vision of the lens; an image collection array communicatively coupled to the lens and capable to store data of the scene within the wide field of vision; a memory communicatively coupled to the image collection array and capable to store digitized data of the scene within the wide field of vision; and a processing stage communicatively coupled to the memory and capable to select a plurality of subsets of the digitized data of the scene in order to generate an image of the captured scene.
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