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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144190 | Shared color sensors for high-resolution 3-D camera In one embodiment, an apparatus for three-dimensional (3-D) image acquisition can include: (i) first and second lenses configured to receive light from a scene; (ii) first, second, third, and fourth sensors; (iii) a first beam splitter arranged proximate to the firs... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8004558 | Stereoscopic wide field of view imaging system A stereoscopic imaging system incorporates a plurality of imaging devices or cameras to generate a high resolution, wide field of view image database from which images can be combined in real time to provide wide field of view or panoramic or omni-directional still ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7567271 | Shared color sensors for high-resolution 3-D camera In one embodiment, an apparatus for three-dimensional (3-D) image acquisition can include: (i) first and second lenses configured to receive light from a scene; (ii) first, second, third, and fourth sensors; (iii) a first beam splitter arranged proximate to the firs... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7429997 | System and method for spherical stereoscopic photographing The present invention provides a novel imaging system for obtaining full stereoscopic spherical images of the visual environment surrounding a viewer, 360 degree both horizontally and vertically. Displaying the images obtained by the present system, by means suitabl... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7372642 | Three-channel camera systems with non-collinear apertures A three-dimensional imaging system uses a single primary optical lens along with three non-collinear apertures to obtain three offset optical channels each of which can be separately captured with an optical sensor. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7319720 | Stereoscopic video Methods, devices, systems and/or storage media for stereoscopic video. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319896 | Capsule endoscope A capsule endoscope is disclosed that includes a light source, an objective optical system that forms an image of an object that is illuminated by the light source, an image pickup device that receives the image formed by the objective optical system; and a transpar... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310154 | Shape measurement system An image capturing apparatus for capturing an image of an object. The image capturing apparatus includes a correspondence detector which detects a correspondence of characteristic points of an object based upon captured images of the object. A motion detector detect... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293881 | Video projector for dome screen A video projector projects an image without reducing the resolution, onto the full dome surface by the use of a single-eye fisheye lens. The video projector has a single-eye fisheye lens for projecting a beam of light from an image display device onto the dome surfa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286143 | Interactive viewpoint video employing viewpoints forming an array A system and process for generating, and then rendering and displaying, an interactive viewpoint video in which a user can watch a dynamic scene while manipulating (freezing, slowing down, or reversing) time and changing the viewpoint at will. In general, the intera... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277118 | Method and system for compensating for parallax in multiple camera systems A camera array captures plural component images which are combined into a single scene. In one embodiment, each camera of the array is a fixed digital camera. The images from each camera are warped to a common coordinate system and the disparity between overlapping ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277125 | Image processing system, method and program for image sensing using plural image sensing devices, wirelessly transmitting plural image data and processing the image data An image processing system or image processing method for performing image sensing by an image sensing unit having plural image sensing devices then outputting plural image data, wireless-transmitting the plural image data, and generating a combined image based on t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272306 | Bionic automatic vision and line of sight control system and method The present invention presents a bionic automatic vision and line of sight control system and method, wherein the system comprises multiple camera sets, wherein each camera set comprises one or more parallel camera with different shooting range, wherein each camera ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268781 | Image display control method In a game system, a player can displace direction of a view line disposed in a three-dimensional space coordinate system to change the corresponding perspective-projected image by changing the aim of the gun-type controller, by setting a specific region on a perspec... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262789 | Method of creating a virtual window The systems and methods described herein include, among other things, a technique for calibrating the outputs of multiple sensors, such as CCD devices, that have overlapping fields of view and mapping the pixels of those outputs to the pixels of a display screen by ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7239345 | Camera arrangements with backlighting detection and methods of using same The present invention relates to camera arrangements with backlighting detection. The camera arrangements are capable of simultaneously capturing real scene data from various viewpoints. This data may include illumination data impinging the scene. The illumination d... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7224392 | Electronic imaging system having a sensor for correcting perspective projection distortion An electronic imaging system for capturing an image of a scene includes an optical system for producing an optical image of the scene, an imaging sensor having a surface in optical communication with the optical system, and a plurality of imaging elements distribute... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221866 | Methods for creating spherical imagery High Dynamic Range (HDR) spherical images can be obtained without a requirement for special purpose cameras having linear optical sensors. Various examples of the present invention can use a standard single lens reflex (SLR) camera with a fisheye lens to obtain sphe... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7199820 | Synchronizing image pickup process of a plurality of image pickup apparatuses Image pickup processes of a plurality of image pickup apparatuses are synchronized by using one kind of communication medium (for example, IEEE 1394-1995 standard or its extended standard). A control device selects a master camera from the plurality of image pickup ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7167738 | Method for navigating in the interior of the body using three-dimensionally visualized structures A method is described for navigating in the interior of the body using three-dimensionally visualized structures. In a first step of the method, at least two two-dimensional images of the same anatomical object are provided from different perspectives, and also item... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7149345 | Evaluating method, generating method and apparatus for three-dimensional shape model In order to simply generate an accurate three-dimensional shape model, the generating method has the step (#1) of arranging a three-dimensional shape model in an initial state in a virtual space, the step (#2) of projecting points on the three-dimensio... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7136415 | Method and apparatus for multiplexing multi-view three-dimensional moving picture An apparatus and method for multiplexing a multi-view three-dimensional moving picture according to a user's request is disclosed. The apparatus multiplexes a multi-view three-dimensional moving pictures by receiving moving pictures and information inputted from mul... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7113632 | Method of and apparatus for rectifying a stereoscopic image A method of rectifying a stereoscopic image consisting of left and right captured images comprises determining left and right rectification transformations. According to one aspect of the invention, statistics of the parameters of the stereoscopic image capture devi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101334 | Optical observation device and 3-D image input optical system therefor An optical observation device for observing 3-D images of an endoscope is disclosed. The optical observation device includes: an image input means having a rod-shaped front part with a sufficiently small diameter for insertion within a living human being, the rod-sh... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7084904 | Foveated wide-angle imaging system and method for capturing and viewing wide-angle images in real time The present invention includes a foveated wide-angle imaging system and method for capturing a wide-angle image and for viewing the captured wide-angle image in real time. In general, the foveated wide-angle imaging system includes a foveated wide-angle camera syste... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085410 | Image processing unit for and method of generating a first output image and a second output image and image display apparatus provided with such an image processing unit Disclosed in an image processing unit for generating, based on a plurality of input images, a first output image and a second output image, to be displayed on a stereoscopic display device, wherein a stereoscopic image and a monoscopic image can be displayed. The im... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7015951 | Picture generating apparatus and picture generating method A picture generating apparatus according to this invention comprises: two image pick-up devices 3a, 3b or more adapted for picking up image of an object 2 to be imaged to generate picture data and respectively disposed at different... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012637 | Capture structure for alignment of multi-camera capture systems A multi-camera capture system is aligned using a capture system so that a subject remains in the field of view of a camera. In one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-camera system capture system is mounted on a camera platform. The camera platform is con... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6999513 | Apparatus for encoding a multi-view moving picture A disparity prediction stage and a motion prediction stage predict a disparity vector and a motion vector by extending a MPEG-2 structure into a view axis and using spatial/temporal correlation. A disparity/motion compensation stage compensates an image reconstructe... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996266 | Method and apparatus for generating three-dimensional data of an object by selecting the method for detecting corresponding points that is suitable to the object A three-dimensional data generating apparatus of the present invention comprises an obtaining portion for obtaining plural image data representing images obtained by photographing an object from different viewpoints, the plural image data each representing respectiv... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6958746 | Systems and methods for improved telepresence The present invention provides a modular, flexible system for deploying multiple video perception technologies. The telepresence system of the present invention is capable of allowing an operator to control multiple mono and stereo video inputs in a hands-free manne... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6950121 | 3D camera A method and apparatus for providing inexpensive and accurate electrical synchronization between the individual cameras within a 3D or stereoscopic video camera is disclosed. The method and apparatus use a common clock pulse to both cameras and a frame reset pulse g... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943846 | Multi-picture in picture system A multi-picture in picture system in which each camera is coupled in a daisy chain adds its part of the complete picture on a CVBS-line. The television/monitor doesn't have to prepare the complete picture because each camera does it. Furthermore, no problems with lo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6930704 | Camera for getting information upon three-dimensional shape A mechanism, employed for a camera, which obtains information upon a three-dimensional configuration and which does not give a user a feeling of unpleasantness. A monitor display device of the mechanism has an image storage device for storing a non-pattern image whi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923080 | Device and method for monitoring the surroundings of an object A monitoring apparatus having an obstacle-detecting system comprises a plurality of detecting devices fastened on the object, an evaluation unit and an optical display device. For the purpose of displaying the surrounding situation more effectively, the field... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6906686 | Apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic two-dimensional image and method therefor An apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic two-dimensional picture includes a display unit having a flat image display screen for displaying a two-dimensional picture containing a stereoscopic image and an image transmitting panel placed parallel to and apart from t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904160 | Method for matching geographic information with recorded images A method for matching a recorded image with geographic data substantially corresponding to a geographic location where the image was recorded, is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, global positioning system data logs are time matched with other data collected, in... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6903735 | Apparatus for synthesizing multiview image using two images of stereo camera and depth map A multiview image synthesizing apparatus using a depth map of a stereo camera includes a multiview image synthesizing unit for converting an image signal input from first and second cameras to a digital signal and outputting a value of a depth map at a position of a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6867750 | Three dimensional display control apparatus and method, and storage medium The value of a stereo vision parameter for an immediately preceding frame is subtracted from the value of the stereo vision parameter for a current frame to obtain a differential value d. If d | 03/15/2005 |
| 6834163 | Camera system having at least two first cameras and two second cameras The invention relates to a camera system, especially for photogrammetric applications. The camera system contains at least two first cameras (1, 2), which are inclined towards each other so that the optical axes (7, 8) of the first cameras (1, 2... | 12/21/2004 |
