Stereoscopic panoramic image capture device

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2005-09-20

2005-09-20

Bella, Matthew C. (Department: 2676)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Graphic manipulation

C382S284000, C348S036000

Reexamination Certificate

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06947059

ABSTRACT:
An imaging system comprising a plurality of first image capture devices. Overlapping rectilinear images are captured and halved, with the left halves being stitched and transformed into a first equirectangular image and the right halves being stitched and transformed into a second equirectangular image. The first equirectangular image, and second equirectangular image are displayed in a stereoscopic orientation to produce a stereoscopic equirectangular image. The imaging system may be utilized to capture a plurality of sequential images, to produce a full-motion stereoscopic equirectangular image.

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