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8184144 |
Method of calibrating interior and exterior orientation parameters
The present invention calibrates interior orientation parameters (IOP) and exterior orientation parameters (EOP). With the calibrated IOPs and EOPs, a remotely controlled camera can quickly obtains...
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8174562 |
Stereo camera having 360 degree field of view
A stereo camera comprises at least one image sensor; a first surface configured to direct a first view of an area to the at least one image sensor, the first view comprising an approximately 360...
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8169488 |
Digital camera for performing exposure during rotation to produce a panoramic image
A digital camera includes an imager. An optical image of an object scene is irradiated onto an imaging surface of the imager. When the digital camera is rotated, a CPU starts measuring processing...
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8164641 |
Photographic device and photographing method
A photographing device includes a motion amount calculation unit that calculates a motion amount of an image in the successive images, an image selection unit that selects an image to be processed...
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8165448 |
System using multiple display screens for multiple video streams
Multiple video streams, or other image information, from a DVD or other single source are selectively directed among two or more display screens. The video streams can be directed automatically,...
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8159523 |
Method for capturing convergent-type multi-view image
Provided is a method for convergent type three-dimensional (3D) multi-viewpoint image acquisition. The method for acquiring a multi-viewpoint image in an image acquisition apparatus comprises the...
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8160391 |
Panoramic image fill
Systems and methods for filling panoramic images having valid and invalid pixel regions are provided. An invalid region is identified in an initial panoramic image. Pixel data of invalid pixels in...
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8154667 |
Digital planetarium picture-projecting apparatus
It is intended to provide a digital planetarium picture-projecting apparatus capable of recording and executing an operation procedure, facilitating recording of the operation procedure, editing...
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8150174 |
Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding multi-view image
A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a multi-view image for a multi-view display apparatus are provided. The method of encoding a multi-view image includes: compressing a multi-view...
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8139102 |
Digital camera
A digital camera regards a part of a preceding photograph image as a guide image, and combines the guide image with a through image in shooting a succeeding photograph image. At this time, a...
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8134589 |
Zoom by multiple image capture
An image sensor assembly includes a fixed focal length optical lens; a mirror that reflects light from the scene to an optical lens and moves into a plurality of positions; and an image sensor that...
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8131113 |
Method and apparatus for estimating rotation, focal lengths and radial distortion in panoramic image stitching
Method and apparatus for estimating relative three-dimensional (3D) camera rotations, focal lengths, and radial (lens) distortions from point-correspondences in pairwise (two image) image...
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8125512 |
System and method for moving object selection in a handheld image capture device
A system and method for automatically selecting an object from a field of view of a handheld image capture device. The system includes sensors configured to sense features of one or more objects in...
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8120641 |
Panoramic photography method and apparatus
An apparatus may take a panoramic photograph without the need to set the order in which panoramic images. The method includes taking a reference image that is a portion of the panoramic photograph,...
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8120642 |
Optical fingerprint acquisition
A swept distance between a subject and a plurality of cameras provides a plurality of raw images. Focused portions of the raw images are fused to generate a synthetic image and a distance image. A...
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RE43206 |
Apparatus and method for providing panoramic images
A method and system of merging a pair of images to form a seamless panoramic image including the following steps. A set of feature points are extracted along the edges of the images, each feature...
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8115801 |
Method of automatic photographs stitching
A method of automatic photographs stitching in a photograph capturing electronic apparatus by capturing a photograph; on a viewfinder or display screen of said photograph capturing electronic...
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8108147 |
Apparatus and method for automatic omni-directional visual motion-based collision avoidance
A method of identifying and imaging a high risk collision object relative to a host vehicle includes arranging a plurality of N sensors for imaging a three-hundred and sixty degree horizontal field...
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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...
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8102406 |
Method and system for producing a video synopsis
A computer-implemented method and system transforms a first sequence of video frames of a first dynamic scene to a second sequence of at least two video frames depicting a second dynamic scene. A...
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8098960 |
Image processing apparatus, computer readable medium storing program, image processing method, and computer data signal
An image processing apparatus includes: a table generation unit that generates a table in which a coefficient set including predetermined weighting coefficients and pixels contained in a resolution...
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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 ...
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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...
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8086072 |
System and method for capturing adjacent images by utilizing a panorama mode
A system and method for capturing adjacent images includes an imaging device with a panorama manager that performs various procedures to manipulate one or more image parameters that correspond to...
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8077213 |
Methods for capturing a sequence of images and related devices
A sequence of images is captured by an imaging device and stored in a digital format. After having captured and stored at least one image, a user is guided to move the device so that an image that...
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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...
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8059185 |
Photographing apparatus, image display method, computer program and storage medium for acquiring a photographed image in a wide range
A photographing apparatus comprises a plurality of optical image pickup units which converges object light and forming an optical image on a focus plane of an image pickup device and an image...
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8059150 |
Self contained compact and portable omni-directional monitoring and automatic alarm video device
The present invention is a self contained portable and compact omni-directional monitoring and automatic alarm video device. The device enables automatic omni-directional detection, directional...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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8022893 |
Aspect-ratio independent, multimedia capture and presentation systems and methods thereof
A multimedia capture and presentation system includes a plurality of imaging systems and one or more detection systems. The plurality of imaging systems capture image areas of a scene from at least...
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8023772 |
Rendering images under cylindrical projections
Systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for forming composite images. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a set...
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8023003 |
Apparatus and method for generating panorama images and apparatus and method for object-tracking using the same
Provided are an apparatus and method for generating panorama images and an apparatus and method for tracking an object using the same. The apparatus for generating panorama images estimates...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7982777 |
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...
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7978930 |
Wide-field image input method and device
A wide-field image input device that joins a series of partial images obtained by continuously imaging an imaging object by an imaging device while the imaging device is manually scanned by a user,...
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7978932 |
Robust mosaicing method, notably with correction of motion distortions and tissue deformations for in vivo fibered microscopy
A mosaicing method taking into account motion distortions, irregularly sampled frames and non-rigid deformations of the imaged tissue. The method for mosaicing frames from a video sequence acquired...
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7969433 |
Methods and apparatus for determining high quality sampling data from low quality sampling data
A method for a computer system includes determining a plurality of illumination modes associated with a plurality of scene descriptors, wherein the plurality of scene descriptors includes a first...
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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...
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7940264 |
Generative models for constructing panoramas from an image sequence
A simplified general model and an associated estimation algorithm is provided for modeling visual data such as a video sequence. Specifically, images or frames in a video sequence are represented...
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7941044 |
Image capturing device
This image capturing device includes a fitting member, a lens attached by adhesive to the fitting member, and a light reception element. The light reception element is disposed so as to face the...
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7940299 |
Method and apparatus for an omni-directional video surveillance system
A surveillance system uses an image from an omni-directional camera to identify objects or events of interest on which a higher-resolution camera can be trained.
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7920158 |
Individual participant identification in shared video resources
An integrated communications system is provided wherein video conferencing is conducted and participants sharing a video resource may be identified. Application of the present invention is...
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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,...
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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...
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7907190 |
Image sensor multiple output method
A method and apparatus for correcting signal differences between at least two adjacent parts of a radiation-sensitive sensor, each containing a contiguous set of radiation-sensitive sites read out...
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