Method and device for producing panoramic images, and a method and device for consulting panoramic images
Patent 5563650 Issued on October 8, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 28, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 28, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesPicture processing apparatus Omniview motionless camera orientation system Patent #: 5185667 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 256754 filed on 09/28/1994US Classes:348/36, PANORAMIC348/147With transformation or rectificationExaminersPrimary: Britton, Howard W.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassH04N 007/18Foreign Application Priority Data1992-11-24 NLAbstractA method for producing panoramic images whereby a shot is made from a desired shooting position, with the use of a camera having fish eye optics whereby the image is scanned and then digitized, images are transformed into a panoramic image with the use of a computer and software. The digital image is scanned by dividing the image into narrow radial segments, each of which is divided into a number of parts of equal length whereafter each segment part is depicted as a point on a straight line, whereby the grey tint of each segment part is corrected for the modified surface on which it is depicted. Apparatus comprises a camera with fish eye optics and a CCD matrix imager upon which the image to be obtained is projected, obtaining immediately an image in digital form.Other References
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