Television – Camera – system and detail – Unitary image formed by compiling sub-areas of same scene
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Chan, Jason (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Unitary image formed by compiling sub-areas of same scene
C348S211300
Reexamination Certificate
active
07990422
ABSTRACT:
A system for automatically expanding the zoom capability of a wide-angle video camera using images from multiple camera locations. One preferred embodiment achieves this using images from the wide-angle video camera that are analyzed to identify regions of interest (RoI). Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) controls are then sent to aim slave cameras toward the RoI. Processing circuitry is then used to replace the RoI from the wide-angle images with the higher-resolution images from one of the slave cameras. In addition, motion-detecting software can be utilized to automatically detect, track, and/or zoom in on moving objects.
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Ahiska Bartu
Cetin Ahmet Enis
Davey Mark Kenneth
Chan Jason
Fosselman Joel
Grandeye Ltd.
Groover Robert
Storm LLP
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