Situational awareness by compressed display of panoramic views
US9973692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/21
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for displaying a panoramic view image includes transmitting video data from a plurality of sensors to a data processor and using the processor to stitch the video data from respective ones of the sensors into a single panoramic image. A focus view of the image is defined and the panoramic image is scrolled such that the focus view is centered in the display. A high resolution camera is aimed along a line corresponding to a center of the focus view of the image and an image produced by the camera is stitched into the panoramic image. A mapping function is applied to the image data to compress the data and thereby reduce at least the horizontal resolution of the image in regions adjacent to the side edges thereof.
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