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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8106936 | Panoramic video imaging and display system A system for low-latency, high-resolution, continuous motion panoramic video imaging includes a plurality of high-resolution video cameras, each video camera generating about at least 500 kilopixel near-real time video. The cameras can be supported for positioning t... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8094183 | Panoramic imaging device A panoramic imaging device comprises: a photodetector array; a lens array having, on one plane, a center lens for receiving light in a front range of 36° to form a central unit image on the photodetector array, and left and right side lenses for receiving lights in... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094182 | Distributed video sensor panoramic imaging system A panoramic imaging system includes a plurality of separated video cameras that may be distributed around an object. A series of images captured by at least one of the separated video cameras is stored in a predetermined file format. The panoramic system further inc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8072482 | Imaging system having a rotatable image-directing device An image acquisition system for capturing images of a scene is provided. The system includes a stationary image acquisition device that receives optical images. A light-directing device directs images toward the image acquisition device. The light-directing device p... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8044992 | Monitor for monitoring a panoramic image A system and method to monitor a target area of a panoramic images by shooting the target area, sequentially shifting the shooting direction. A unit image of a generated panoramic image and a corresponding unit image of another panoramic image generated before the f... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035680 | Panoramic viewing system especially in combat vehicles Digital data acquired from individual cameras and images converted to digitized images are projected onto virtual 3D screens, which can be generated by a computer. This can be realized by way of 3D-accelerated hardware. The images are not, however, projected in 3D. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035681 | Panoramic imaging device A panoramic imaging device comprises: a photodetector array; a lens array having, on one plane, a center lens for receiving light in a front range of 36° to form a central unit image on the photodetector array, and left and right side lenses for receiving lights in... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031223 | Virtual reality camera A camera including a camera lens, acquisition circuitry receiving images via the camera lens, for acquiring a first field of view when the camera lens is in a first orientation and for acquiring a second field of view when the camera lens is in a second orientation,... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8004557 | Advanced dynamic stitching method for multi-lens camera system An advanced dynamic stitching method for multi-lens camera system is disclosed. This invention aims to address the parallax phenomenon which exists in a multi-lens camera system. Stitching points vary with the object distance. In a video stitching system, a fast sea... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999841 | Image expansion system to create larger size or larger resolution images The disclosure is directed to an electro-optical imaging system that includes an image selection assembly that receives images along a movable optical axis and provides the images to a sensor disposed on a fixed optical axis. The movable axis is movable with respect... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7952606 | Apparatus for providing omnidirectional stereo image with single camera An apparatus for providing an omnidirectional stereo image with a single camera includes a first reflector reflecting a first omnidirectional view viewed from a first viewpoint, a second reflector positioned to be coaxial with and separated from the first reflector ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7920161 | Method for forming combined digital images A method for acquiring at least two digital images by means of a digital camera, wherein the digital images are to be stitched into a panoramic image, comprises capturing a first digital image, wherein a first scenery is imaged, determining a relation between the fi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916168 | Display of an arrangement of a panoramic video by applying navigation commands to said panoramic video An arrangement of a panoramic video is obtained by applying navigation commands to said panoramic video. In accordance with the invention, the navigation commands are formed either by navigation commands given at will by the user, or by predefined navigation command... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7884848 | Viewing environment and recording system A system for recording video comprising a plurality of cameras aligned in a substantially horizontal plane and adapted to capture images in substantially a three-hundred-sixty degree viewing angle; and a first additional camera adapted to capture images at the same ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7852370 | Method and system for spatio-temporal video warping A computer-implemented method and system for transforming a first sequence of video frames of a first dynamic scene captured at regular time intervals to a second sequence of video frames depicting a second dynamic scene wherein for at least two successive frames of... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7843487 | System of linkable cameras, each receiving, contributing to the encoding of, and transmitting an image The camera system of the present invention includes a plurality of cameras each including an imaging unit and an image processing unit. If configured to operate in a mode that is for cooperation with other cameras, a first camera included in the camera system causes... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7782357 | Minimizing dead zones in panoramic images Techniques to minimize problems with dead zones associated with panoramic cameras are described. A dead zone is an area about a zero degree boundary where a three hundred and sixty degree panoramic image is split so that a two-dimensional panorama can be rendered. R... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7768544 | Embedding a panoramic image in a video stream Techniques are described for embedding a panoramic image in standard resolution. A panoramic image is received from a panoramic camera and a location of a speaker is determined, either automatically or manually. A portion of the panoramic image is cropped to isolate... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7768545 | Panoramic image management system and method A panoramic image management system and method is disclosed. The system provides for improved calibration of a 360 degree panoramic camera, as well as improved means for manipulating the images, and correlating images from conventional video cameras with the images ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7746375 | Digital camera with panorama or mosaic functionality A digital camera has a memory and a scan-mode. In this mode, the camera takes a sequence of still pictures. A next one of the pictures in the sequence is selected for being stored in the memory based on an amount of overlap regarding a picture content with a previou... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742070 | Panoramic camera An improved camera for the acquisition of panoramic images is disclosed. The camera comprises a convex photochromic reflector directed towards an image capture element. Multiple incoming light sensors around the perimeter of the camera detect strong incoming light a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7733368 | Virtual reality camera A camera including a camera lens, acquisition circuitry receiving images via the camera lens, for acquiring a first field of view when the camera lens is in a first orientation and for acquiring a second field of view when the camera lens is in a second orientation,... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7719563 | VTV system An electronic system that produces an enhanced spatial television-like audio-visual experience is disclosed. Unlike normal television, the system enables the viewer to control both the viewing direction and relative position of the viewpoint with respect to the movi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7688346 | VTV system The following patent relates to an overall hardware configuration that produces an enhanced spatial television-like viewing experience. Unlike normal television, with this system the viewer is able to control both the viewing direction and relative position of the v... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7667730 | Composite surveillance camera system A method and apparatus acquires images of a scene with an omni-directional imager and a pan-tilt-zoom imager. A relationship between pixels in the input image and locations in the scene is expressed in terms of polar coordinates. An event is detected in the input im... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7646400 | Method and apparatus for forming a panoramic image A method for forming a panoramic image using a camera. The method comprises taking a first photograph using the camera. On a display of the camera a blending area is formed. The blending area includes a part of a first image of the first photograph displayed on the ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7643052 | Self-contained panoramic or spherical imaging device The present invention describes a self-contained omni-directional imaging device. The device is designed to contain within it all mechanic, electronic, optic and electro-optic components required for its operation, namely: omni-directional optics, image capture devi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7609290 | Surveillance system and method A method and apparatus for detecting motion in a large area with a single imaging device, such as a camera. A fixed object is located in the area and a camera is panned across the area with the fixed object remaining in the field of view of the camera. Successive im... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7609289 | Methods and apparatus for capturing images with a multi-image lens An apparatus for imaging a scene is provided. The apparatus including: a charged coupled device (CCD) in optical communication with the scene along an optical path; a multi-image lens disposed in the optical path, the multi-image lens having two or more facets, each... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7602412 | Temperature compensation in multi-camera photographic devices A temperature measuring device measures ambient temperature in which a multi-camera photographic device is operated. A remapping function that maps individual images into a panoramic space is varied according to the measured temperature. The cameras and remapping ta... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7583288 | Panoramic video A system and process for generating a panoramic video. Essentially, the panoramic video is created by first acquiring multiple videos of the scene being depicted. Preferably, these videos collectively depict a full 360 degree view of the surrounding scene and are ca... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7576767 | Panoramic vision system and method A distortion corrected panoramic vision system and method provides a visually correct composite image acquired through wide angle optics and projected onto a viewing surface. The system uses image acquisition devices to capture a scene up to 360° or 4π steradians ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570280 | Image providing method and device Visual-field information including information on sight-line direction (theta, phi) and on field angle (gamma) in visual-field area of input fish-eye image is input in real-time. From the input visual-field information, a drawing area of a plane is calculated in rea... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7489330 | Scanning type image pick-up apparatus and a scanning type laser beam receive apparatus The present invention has an object of realizing highly reliable search with high precision by obtaining a clear view image over a wide view. In particular, a reflection mirror is formed so as to correspond to an image pick-up element at a focus surface of a converg... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7463280 | Digital 3D/360 degree camera system The digital 3D/360° camera system is an omnidirectional stereoscopic device for capturing image data that may be used to create a 3-dimensional model for presenting a 3D image, a 3D movie, or 3D animation. The device uses multiple digital cameras, arranged with ove... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7436429 | Virtual pan/tilt camera system and method for vehicles The present disclosure is directed to a virtual pan/tilt camera system and method for use with vehicles, and particularly ground vehicles (MGVs). The disclosure utilizes autonomous navigation systems (ANSs) used with pan/tilt cameras, but eliminates the pan/tilt cam... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429996 | Apparatus and method for sensing depth in every direction An imaging system configured to take panoramic pictures is disclosed. In one embodiment, the imaging system includes a camera, range finder associated with the camera and configured to provide depth information for objects within a field of view of the camera; and a... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428345 | Apparatus and method for spatio-temporal alignment of image sequences A method and system for aligning in at least one of time and space temporally ordered sequences of images comprising receiving a plurality of sequences of images, each sequence including a multiplicity of images, each plurality of sequences defining a space-time vol... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428006 | Digital camera, mobile terminal, and method of displaying images for user controlled image connection The digital camera includes a photographing unit which picks-up image data, a storage control unit which stores the image data, a reconstruction control unit which reconstructs the stored image data, an image data processing unit which combines the picked-up image d... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428007 | Image pickup apparatus and image processing method for picking up an image of a target in divisions An image pickup apparatus for picking up an image of a target object in divisions as a plurality of partial images which overlap by a predetermined quantity, is provided with a field angle setting unit configured to set a field angle with which the target object is ... | 09/23/2008 |
