Imaging system for producing an image having at least one distorted zone
US9829700B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/18
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided an imaging system for producing an image of a scene, the image having at least one distorted zone, the imaging system comprising image producing means for producing an image of the scene; optical means for orienting light from the scene towards the image producing means, the optical means having a base optical power, the optical means being configurable to form at least one modified portion, each one of the at least one modified portion having a modified optical power different from the base optical power to thereby create at least one distorted zone on the image; and control means operatively connected to the optical means for changing the configuration of the optical means for forming the at least one modified portion. The imaging system may be reversible and provided instead as a scanning system.
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