Television – Panoramic
Patent
1995-04-28
1999-11-23
Garber, Wendy
Television
Panoramic
353 30, H04N 700
Patent
active
059909340
ABSTRACT:
Four cameras provide a 360 degree view of an area using a four sided pyramid shaped element. The four sides of the pyramid shaped element are reflective and reflect images from four different directions. Each camera is positioned to receive a reflected image from one of the reflective sides of the pyramids. The cameras are arranged so that they share a common virtual optical center. Pixel data from the cameras is stored in a memory, and the data is selectively retrieved from the memory for viewing based on a user's input.
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Garber Wendy
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Malvone Christopher N.
Moe Aung S.
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