Camera system with both a wide angle view and a high resolution view
First Claim
1. ) A camera system including:
- a wide angle camera subsystem for capturing a first image of a large area which includes a selected small area, a high resolution camera which captures a high resolution image of said selected small area, a rendering system which displays said first image with said high resolution image superimposed on said first image at the location of said small area.
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Abstract
An improved surveillance system which includes a multi-lens camera system and a viewer. The camera system includes a plurality of single lens cameras each of which have a relatively wide angle lens. These single lens cameras simultaneously capture images that can be seamed into a panorama. The camera system also includes a high resolution camera (i.e. a camera with a telephoto lens) that can be pointed in a selected direction that is within the field of view of the other cameras. The system displays a view window into the panorama that is created from images captured by the wide angle lenses. The image from the high resolution camera is either superimposed on top of the panoramic image or it is displayed on a separate monitor. If it is displayed in the panorama, the higher solution image is positioned at the point in the panorama which is displaying the same area in space at a lower resolution. Thus an operator sees a relatively low resolution panorama; however, a selected portion of the panorama is displayed at a high resolution. An operator can point the high resolution camera toward any desired location, thereby providing an output which shows more detail in a selected area of the panorama.
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Citations
35 Claims
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1. ) A camera system including:
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a wide angle camera subsystem for capturing a first image of a large area which includes a selected small area, a high resolution camera which captures a high resolution image of said selected small area, a rendering system which displays said first image with said high resolution image superimposed on said first image at the location of said small area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 29)
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8. ) A method of capturing and displaying images including:
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capturing a first image of a large area which includes a selected small area, capturing at high resolution a high resolution image of said selected small area, rendering said first image with said high resolution image superimposed on said first image at the location of said small area. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 35)
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- 9. ) The method recited in claim 9 wherein said first image and said high resolution image are captured simultaneously.
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14. ) A surveillance system including:
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one or more wide field of view single lens cameras which capture images that constitute or which can be seamed into a panorama, a telephoto camera with a narrow filed of view that can be directed to capture a selected area that is within the area covered by said panorama, a display which displays a view window into said panorama with the image from said telephoto camera superimposed on said panorama.
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15. ) A camera system that includes:
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a first subsystem for acquiring a first image of a first area at a first resolution, a second subsystem for acquiring a second image of a second area at a second resolution, wherein said first area is larger than said second area and said second area is included in said first area and wherein said first resolution is lower than said second resolution, a display system for displaying said first image and for displaying said second image at the location in said first image covering said second area.
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18. ) A camera system including:
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one or more wide field of view single lens cameras which capture images that constitute or which can be seamed into a panorama, one or more telephoto cameras with narrow fields of view that can be directed to capture one or more selected areas that are within the area covered by said panorama, a display which displays a view window into said panorama with the images from one or more of said telephoto cameras superimposed on said panorama.
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21. ) A system for capturing and displaying a panoramic image including
a subsystem for capturing a high resolution non-optical image from an area included in said panorama, a display system for displaying at least a portion of said panorama with said non-optical image displayed superimposed on said panorama at the area in said panorama covered by said non-optical image.
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25. ) A camera system including:
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a wide angle camera subsystem for capturing a first image of a large area which includes a selected small area, a high resolution camera which captures a high resolution image of said selected small area, a rendering system which includes a first monitor, and a second monitor, said first monitor displaying said first image with an indication of the area covered by said high resolution image, said second monitor displaying said high resolution image.
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26. ) A method of capturing and displaying images,
capturing a wide angle image of a theater, and simultaneously capturing a high resolution image of a selected area in said theater, displaying at least a selected portion of said wide angle image on a first monitor and, displaying said high resolution image on a second display.
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28. ) A camera system comprising,
a plurality of wide angle single lens cameras which simultaneously capture a plurality of wide angle images that can be seamed into a panorama, a moveable mirror, a high resolution single lens camera directed at said mirror, and a mirror control mechanism for orienting said mirror.
Specification