Methods and apparatuses for producing a spherical visual data se

Details Methods and apparatuses for producing a spherical visual data se Methods and apparatuses for producing a spherical visual data se

1997-10-15

2000-09-12

Powell, Mark R.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

345425, 345433, G06T 320

Patent

active

061184543

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for generating spherical data sets, includes a spherical mirror disposed at a predetermined view point, a camera including a long lens, focused on the spherical mirror, which camera generates an image data stream; and a processor, which receives said image data stream, and which generates the spherical data sets responsive to the image data stream. According to one aspect of the present invention, the camera includes first and second cameras generating respective first and second image data streams. According to another aspect of the present invention, the spherical mirror, said camera, and the processor define a unitary structure. A method for generating the spherical data sets is also described.

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D. Slater, A Full Sphere Camera For Point of View and VR Photography.

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