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3D zoom imager

US9720089B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 2012
Grant dateAug 1, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/239
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A 3D imager comprising two cameras having fixed wide-angle and narrow angle FOVs respectively that overlap to provide an active space for the imager and a controller that determines distances to features in the active space responsive to distances provided by the cameras and a division of the active space into near, intermediate, and far zones.

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