Optical: systems and elements – Lens – Panoramic
Patent
1997-10-07
2000-08-29
Nguyen, Thong
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
Panoramic
359400, 359402, 359403, 353 94, G02B 2308, G03B 3704
Patent
active
061117021
ABSTRACT:
Cameras are positioned so that they each view a different reflective surface of a polyhedron such as a pyramid. This results in each camera having a virtual optical center positioned within the pyramid. The cameras are positioned so that their virtual optical centers are offset from each other. The offsets produce narrow blind regions that remove image distortions received from the edges of the pyramid's reflective surfaces.
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Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Malvone Christopher N.
Nguyen Thong
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