Television – Camera – system and detail – Unitary image formed by compiling sub-areas of same scene
Reexamination Certificate
2004-07-28
2009-02-24
Vu, Ngoc-Yen T (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Unitary image formed by compiling sub-areas of same scene
C348S036000, C352S069000, C359S725000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07495694
ABSTRACT:
Improved camera calibration techniques, including an improved up look angle and an improved method for calibrating a virtual center of projection. By using a view camera technique for the up look angle, the image sensors can be mounted flat to a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). By using a sub-region of the image sensor for the active area of the camera it is possible to calibrate the virtual center of projection (C′).
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Lyon Katrina A.
Lyon & Harr LLP
Microsoft Corp.
Vu Ngoc-Yen T
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