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7606485 Stereo imager  
The invention relates to a stereo imager that is reduced in the number of members, favorable in view of cost and less susceptible to variations from optical system to optical system. The stereo...
7589759 Vertical 3D imaging method  
A method for creating three dimensional images which are seen to project vertically upwards from the image display surface and which give the impression of a three dimensional image in a vertical...
7507201 Metrology device for videoendoscopic probe  
Image splitting device for videoendoscope, comprising an image splitting optical component to form on the sensitive surface of a video sensor housed in the distal end part of a videoendoscope a...
7466336 Camera and method for composing multi-perspective images  
A camera that is adapted to present a preview image is provided. The camera has a trigger adapted to generate a trigger pulse and an image capture system for capturing images of a scene. A viewer...
7319529 Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structure  
A device for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure, such as a teeth segment, includes a scanner for providing depth data for points along a two-dimensional array...
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...
7170677 Stereo-measurement borescope with 3-D viewing  
Two stereo images are created by splitting a single image into two images using a field of view dividing splitter. The two images can be displayed side by side so that they can be viewed directly...
7170547 Stereoscopic image-taking lens apparatus, stereoscopic image-taking system and image-taking apparatus  
A stereoscopic image-taking lens apparatus according to the present invention is attachable to an image-taking apparatus provided with an image-pickup element; wherein a shutter is changed over so...
7162153 Apparatus for generating a combined image  
An apparatus for generating a combined image includes a first reflector, a second reflector, a third reflector, and a camera. In some embodiments, one or more of the reflectors may be movable...
7154527 Optical device  
Stereoscopic device including at least two apertures, each including a light valve, a multi wavelength light sensor array and a controllable multi wavelength illumination unit, producing at least...
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...
7116352 Capsule  
System for producing a stereoscopic image of an object, and displaying the stereoscopic image, the system including a capsule and a control unit, the capsule including a sensor assembly, a...
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...
7046270 Stereoscopic observation system  
A stereoscopic video image is observed by displaying to left and right display devices arranged in front of the left and right eyes of an observer, left and right images formed on an image pick-up...
7030926 Image pick-up apparatus and portable telephone utilizing the same  
The image pick-up apparatus is one in which a first image forming lens for forming as an image on a light-receiving surface a light entering from a first direction toward the light-receiving...
7019780 Stereoscopic zoom lens with shutter arranged between first and second lens groups  
A lens unit and a camera capable of achieving stereoscopic television function and zoom function at the same time. More specifically, a lens unit ( 2 ) and a camera ( 1 ) each including at least a...
6961079 Portable traffic surveillance system  
A video system having a plurality of video cameras mounted on a utility pole a distance above the ground, a box mounted on the utility pole below the video cameras, a screen splitter contained...
6930705 Image search device  
An endoscopic apparatus has an objective optical system arranged in a rigid endoscope for forming an image, a first image re-forming optical system for re-forming a part of the image once formed...
6917701 Omnivergent stereo image capture  
Methods and apparatuses for obtaining a first image and a second image defining a convergent stereo image, and constructing a three-dimensional images based on the obtained first and second images....
6897966 Non-contacting mensuration system  
A non-contacting mensuration system including a light source for projecting light on a target; an imager having an image plane; a first optical subsystem configured to project a first image of the...
6862140 Stereoscopic image pickup system  
A stereoscopic image pickup system for obtaining parallactic images includes a pair of front optical components, the pair of front optical components respectively including a pair of reflecting...
6834128 Image mosaicing system and method adapted to mass-market hand-held digital cameras  
An imaging system includes a camera for capturing image frames, a frame pre-screen unit for pre-screening the captured image frames, a frame store unit for storing the pre-screened frames, and a...
6819488 Device for making 3-D images  
An apparatus for creating three-dimensional images is disclosed. The device has at least four mirrors, arranged in an inner set and an outer set. An enclosure, preferably cylindrical in shape,...
6795575 Line-scan imaging in 3-D  
Apparatus and a method for producing a stereoscopic line-scan image of an object in which a detector camera is used to view the object, means are provided to move relative to one another the...
6765545 Stereoscopic image display system using polarization characteristics of a liquid crystal device panel  
The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display system using polarization characteristics of a liquid crystal display panel, which realizes a stereoscopic image by disposing in an...
6704465 Image processing apparatus and its processing method, storage medium, and image file format  
To simplify the file operation of images recorded as a group of panorama images or the like. A character (ST) showing that it is included in a group, alphanumeric character assigned in order in...
6643396 Acquisition of 3-D scenes with a single hand held camera  
The acquisition of 3-D scenes by a single hand-held camera is disclosed. The camera is preferably mounted on a lens attachment with four mirrors, enabling stereo capturing of the scene. The signal...
6624935 Single-axis stereoscopic video imaging system with centering capability  
An imaging system for producing a stereoscopic image of an object is provided. The imaging system includes a camera for receiving an image of the object, a single-axis optical system disposed...
6603876 Stereoscopic picture obtaining device  
Two pictures of a subject obtained by objective lenses and from different locations of viewpoint are respectively rotated by dove prisms, 90 degrees clockwise, and then merged into a single picture...
6483534 Stereoscopic image production method and device for implementing same  
A device and a method for producing a stereoscopic image with horizontal parallax including diffracting electromagnetic rays emitted by an object to provide a first dispersion of dispersed...
6414708 Video system for three dimensional imaging and photogrammetry  
A video system for providing an operator with a three dimensional stereoscopic image of the oral cavity of a patient is provided. The system includes an imaging unit for providing at least two...
6411327 Stereo camera system for obtaining a stereo image of an object, and system and method for measuring distance between the stereo camera system and the object using the stereo image  
A stereo camera system for obtaining a stereo image of an object to measure distance between the stereo camera system and the object is provided. The stereo camera system 10 comprises a camera ...
6363225 Optical system for shooting a three-dimensional image and three-dimensional image shooting apparatus using the optical system  
An optical system for shooting a three-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image shooting apparatus using the optical system produces an image with a smaller amount of light leaked from the...
6346965 High resolution imaging system for simultaneous acquisition of two high aspect ratio object fields  
A high resolution imaging system for capturing a pair of object fields at extended resolution. The system has a twin input acquisition optical group, an image parting mechanism and a beam reception...
6166764 Camera and vehicle-surroundings visual-recognition apparatus using the same  
A camera provided with entrance windows, through each of which extraneous light are taken in, in both side portions of a housing, respectively. Further, an image pickup device is mounted in the...
6151164 Stereoscopic viewing system using a two dimensional lens system  
A stereoscopic viewing system provides stereoscopic viewing using a two dimensional lens system and without having to have two cameras. The system may be used over a wide range of frequencies, in...
6121999 Eliminating routine alignment calibrations in perspective dimensional measurements  
An improved system of perspective dimensional measurement uses complementary reference surfaces on a camera and on a camera translating unit to provide a repeatable relative orientation between the...
6115059 Method and system for providing a multiviewing three-dimensional image using a moving aperture  
A multiview three-dimensional imaging system includes a large-aperture objective for focusing multiview image rays of an object incident from multiple viewing directions into a convergent zone; a...
6075555 Method and apparatus for image enhancement  
Apparatus and method for image enhancement in which an autostereoscopic image, comprising a different perspective view of an object field for each eye of an observer is, typically provided. The...
6049352 Autostereoscopic video device  
The invention relates to a single-camera autostereoscopic picture-taking device implementing an array of cylindrical lenses, characterized in that it comprises in succession: a single inlet...
6038071 Apparatus for recording a stereoscopic image  
An arrangement which can produce a stereoscopic image simply and cheaply. An optical unit views an object and a stereoscopic image is provided onto a recording device or a display device by...
6028621 Method of forming and reproducing a three-dimensional image and a device for that purpose  
A three-dimensional image is reproduced by unit 3. For that purpose, the interference pattern on carrier 8 is illuminated by source 7 of noncoherent reproduction radiation. The process is that of...
6025872 Monitor region extension member and motor vehicle peripheral monitoring apparatus using same  
A motor vehicle peripheral monitoring apparatus uses a monitor region extension member as optical image forming means. The monitor region extension member comprises an upper image passage part and...
5917958 Distributed video data base with remote searching for image data features  
A data storage device located at a first location stores data representing plural images of a dynamic video image stream. A host processor located at a second location stores a program file...
5912763 Stereomicroscope including a camera for receiving different images at different time intervals  
A stereomicroscope has light beams of two separate radiation paths passing through two partial pupils directed into a common lens system by at least two mirrors arranged on the level of the pupils....
5883662 Apparatus for three-dimensional measurement and imaging having focus-related convergance compensation  
An apparatus for creating a pair of images for use in stereo photography or photogrammetry, and adjusting the overlap of the images by automatically adjusting the convergence of a pair of image...
5874987 Method for recording stereoscopic images and device for the same  
A recording system technology for image data for stereoscopic viewing of electronic animation, that is inexpensive and simple, includes a left-eye image and a right-eye image for stereoscopic...
5856888 Split beam optical character reader  
An optical system for an optical character reader in which a camera, such as a TV camera, reads an image field in a document, includes at least one pair of mirrors which shift half of the image...
5855344 Method and apparatus for counterbalancing  
An exemplary apparatus for counterbalancing a video display comprises a stationary housing, a boom rotatably fixed to the housing which supports the video display, a counterweight boom disposed...
5835264 Method for generating a stereoscopic image and an arrangement for stereoscopically viewing an object  
The invention is directed to a method and arrangement for generating stereoscopic images of an object. The method includes the steps of illuminating an object with an illuminating beam; masking the...
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