Virtual camera panning and tilting
First Claim
1. A camera system comprising:
- a first video camera having a first field of vision;
an orientation adjustment switch;
a second video camera having a third field of vision;
a selection switch;
a first display; and
an electronic processor configured to;
receive, from the first video camera, a non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision;
receive, from the selection switch, input determining whether input received from the orientation adjustment switch defines an axis of a second field of vision within the first field of vision or an axis of a fourth field of vision within the third field of vision;
when the input from the selection switch determines the orientation adjustment switch defines the axis of the second field of vision within the first field of vision, receive, from the orientation adjustment switch, input defining the axis of the second field of vision within the first field of vision;
apply a distortion correction method to the non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision to produce a rectilinear image of the first field of vision;
determine a rectilinear image of the second field of vision within the rectilinear image of the first field of vision; and
display the rectilinear image of the second field of vision on the first display.
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Abstract
A camera system comprising a first video camera having a first field of vision, an orientation adjustment switch, a first display, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the first video camera, a non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision and receive, from the orientation adjustment switch, input defining an axis of a second field of vision within the first field of vision. The electronic processor is also configured to apply a distortion correction method to the non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision to produce a rectilinear image of the first field of vision. The electronic processor is further configured to determine a rectilinear image of the second field of vision within the rectilinear image of the first field of vision, and display the rectilinear image of the second field of vision on the first display.
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17 Claims
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1. A camera system comprising:
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a first video camera having a first field of vision; an orientation adjustment switch; a second video camera having a third field of vision; a selection switch; a first display; and an electronic processor configured to; receive, from the first video camera, a non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision; receive, from the selection switch, input determining whether input received from the orientation adjustment switch defines an axis of a second field of vision within the first field of vision or an axis of a fourth field of vision within the third field of vision; when the input from the selection switch determines the orientation adjustment switch defines the axis of the second field of vision within the first field of vision, receive, from the orientation adjustment switch, input defining the axis of the second field of vision within the first field of vision; apply a distortion correction method to the non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision to produce a rectilinear image of the first field of vision; determine a rectilinear image of the second field of vision within the rectilinear image of the first field of vision; and display the rectilinear image of the second field of vision on the first display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for displaying a virtual field of vision within a field of vision received from a video camera using a camera system, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first video camera, a non-rectilinear image of a first field of vision; receiving, from a second video camera, a non-rectilinear image of a third field of vision; receiving, from a selection switch, input determining whether input received from an orientation adjustment switch defines an axis of a second field of vision within the first field of vision or an axis of a fourth field of vision within the third field of vision; when the input from the selection switch determines the orientation adjustment switch defines the axis of the second field of vision within the first field of vision, receiving, from the orientation adjustment switch, input defining the axis of the second field of vision within the first field of vision; determining, with an electronic processor, a non-rectilinear image of the second field of vision within the non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision; applying, with the electronic processor, a distortion correction method to the non-rectilinear image of the second field of vision to produce a rectilinear image of the second field of vision; and displaying, via a first display, the rectilinear image of the second field of vision. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A camera system comprising:
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a first video camera having a first field of vision; an orientation adjustment switch; a second video camera having a third field of vision; a selection switch; a first display; and an electronic processor configured to; receive, from the first video camera, a non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision; receive, from the selection switch, input determining whether input received from the orientation adjustment switch defines an axis of a second field of vision within the first field of vision or an axis of a fourth field of vision within the third field of vision; when the input from the selection switch determines the orientation adjustment switch defines the axis of the second field of vision within the first field of vision, receive, from the orientation adjustment switch, input defining the axis of the second field of vision within the first field of vision; determine a non-rectilinear image of the second field of vision within the non-rectilinear image of the first field of vision; apply a distortion correction method to the non-rectilinear image of the second field of vision to produce a rectilinear image of the second field of vision; and display the rectilinear image of the second field of vision on the first display.
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