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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190007 | Calibration camera with spectral depth An imaging device (300), a lighting control system (400) including the imaging device (300), and a method for aligning with a reference image lighting of a site (220) illuminated by least one light source (240) are provided. The im... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7399095 | Apparatus for mounting a panoramic mirror The present invention is directed to a mounting apparatus for mounting a panoramic mirror in front of the focal point of a camera. The mounting apparatus comprises a conical optical stage configured to contact the mirror at an end point along the longitudinal axis. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7359001 | Camera device and vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus A pair of left and right prisms are disposed on part of the region in front of the image pickup unit. A wide-angle lens is disposed on another part of region in front of the image pickup unit. Tapered supporting members of a prism holder for supporting the prisms lo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7256834 | Digital camera having panning and/or tilting functionality, and an image rotating device for such a camera A digital camera (300) has panning and/or tilting functionality and comprises: a camera housing (6) with an optical input (400), such as a lens or objective (8); an image capturing unit (500) for producing a digital image from ligh... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253833 | Vehicle periphery visual recognition system, camera and vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus and vehicle periphery monitoring system A vehicle periphery visual recognition system 1 is made up of an image pickup unit 11 for picking up images of image pickup ranges in three directions of the lower area at the front of a vehicle and the left and right side areas at the same time, and a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7184150 | Laser digitizer system for dental applications A intra-oral laser digitizer system provides a three-dimensional visual image of a real-world object such as a dental item through a laser digitization. The laser digitizer captures an image of the object by scanning multiple portions of the object in an exposure pe... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7154551 | Imaging device with solid optical member An imaging device includes a convex mirror for reflecting first incident light representing an object, the convex mirror having a shape of solid of revolution; an imaging mechanism for taking a reflected image represented by light reflected in the convex mirror; and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132653 | Apparatus for visual comparison of infrared images A method and apparatus for visually observing thermal disparities between like vehicular components that are spatially separated. The invention uses only one infrared camera and one or more surfaces to reflect the thermal image of spatially separated components into... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7071964 | 360-degree panoramic scene-storage device A panoramic scene storage device comprises a convex reflector mounted within a housing. The housing has photochromic properties, such that it darkens when exposed to ultraviolet light. A capture device, preferably a CCD camera, is used to capture the 360 degree imag... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7012510 | Device and method for adjusting view range of vehicular monitoring device A device for adjusting a view range of a vehicular monitoring device includes a vehicle status detector mounted on a turning portion of a vehicle for detecting a turning degree of the turning portion, and outputting an adjusting signal associated with the turning de... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6975353 | Immersive camera system An immersive scanning camera provides for a high speed imager to capture a scene of interest on a pixel by pixel basis. Distance data is collected for each pixel. This distance data is representative of the distance from the immersive camera of the object depicted b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6950013 | Incident recording secure database A device and method for permanently and securely storing incident information, relating to a vehicle, from remote download to create a secure non-tamperable, permanent database of criminal activity and/or accident evidence for evidentiary purposes. The information m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6741014 | Light emitting device and camera having the same There is provided a light emitting device that is capable of changing the illumination angle in the transverse and vertical directions. An emission unit includes at least an arc tube being elongated in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a reflection umbrella. A l... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6738569 | Omnidirectional visual camera To provide an omnidirectional visual camera having a simple configuration and which can pick up omnidirectional images covering an angle of 360° around an axis. This camera comprises a reflecting member and a camera section. The reflecting member is composed of a r... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6628897 | Camera system A camera system is provided for acquiring an image of a scene with a wide angle such as an omni-directional scene with a high resolution and for acquiring an image of a dynamic object. The camera system includes a reflecting mirror, a first imaging unit, ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6594448 | Radially-oriented planar surfaces for flare reduction in panoramic cameras A panoramic imaging system includes a convex reflector, a camera, a transparent cylinder for mounting the convex reflector to the camera, and a first radially-oriented planar member positioned in the transparent cylinder between the convex reflector and t... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6392687 | Method and apparatus for implementing a panoptic camera system A panoptic camera system that can be used to capture all the light from a hemisphere viewing angle is disclosed. The panoptic camera comprises a main reflecting mirror that reflects light from an entire hemisphere onto an image capture mechanism. The main... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6356296 | Method and apparatus for implementing a panoptic camera system A panoptic camera system that can be used to capture all the light from a hemisphere viewing angle is disclosed. The panoptic camera comprises a main reflecting mirror that reflects light from an entire hemisphere onto an image capture mechanism. The main... | 03/12/2002 |
| 5758199 | Panoramic camera A panoramic camera has a camera housing rotatable about an axis of rotation that defines a viewpoint which points along a radial optical path that object rays traverse as the camera is rotated about its axis; a lens assembly having an optical path and a f... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5708857 | Multi-direction camera in combination with a car A multi-direction camera comprising a mirror 3 having a plurality of reflecting surfaces 31 and 32 disposed in front of a lens 4. The lens 4 receives light reflected from the mirror 3 from a plurality of directions and forms an image by the image sensor 7... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5115266 | Optical system for recording or projecting a panoramic image An optical system for recording or projecting a panoramic image which includes a flat transparent member, a mirror, a stem and a spherical body. The mirror is spaced from the transparent member in an axial direction, the mirror member having a reflecting ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4712916 | Apparatus for inspection of the walls of deep holes of minute diameter The inspection of the walls of a deep hole of minute diameter in a structure such as an integrated circuit board is carried out by inserting into the hole a reflective optical sphere having a diameter at least slightly smaller than the hole diameter. A co... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4265524 | Optical scanner with variable scan line angle A photographic recorder includes an optical scanner unit positioned to scan transverse lines across a photographic film driven slowly in a linear direction. The optical scanner unit is mounted for angular displacement, so that the scan-line across the fil... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4190866 | Surveillance device incorporating a television camera Compact surveillance device including a miniature television camera mounted with its optical axis vertical, and a mirror mounted above the lens so that the camera views the area to be surveyed, such as the area outside the door of an office, through a win... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4058831 | Panoramic camera scanning system Panoramic camera scanning system including a rotating mirror system which enables scanning through a full 360° revolution. The mirror system includes a planar mirror member having reflective coatings on both of its surfaces. This planar member is mounted... | 11/15/1977 |
