Multi-dimensional imaging apparatus, systems, and methods
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of left eye rays through one of a first plurality of separating facets of a lens at an image acquisition plane; and
receiving a plurality of right eye rays through one of a second plurality of separating facets of the lens at the image acquisition plane.
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Abstract
A lens, an apparatus, and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to receive a plurality of left eye rays through a first plurality of separating facets of a lens at an image acquisition plane, and to receive a plurality of right eye rays through a second plurality of separating facets of the lens at the image acquisition plane. Data acquired from the image plane may be used to construct a stereoscopic image, including a moving, panoramic stereoscopic image. Lenses, image capture devices, and projectors may be implemented that operate using three or more viewpoints.
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53 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of left eye rays through one of a first plurality of separating facets of a lens at an image acquisition plane; and
receiving a plurality of right eye rays through one of a second plurality of separating facets of the lens at the image acquisition plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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capturing a plurality of left eye rays and a plurality of right eye rays; and
constructing an interlaced image from the plurality of captured left eye rays and the plurality of captured right eye rays. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having associated information, wherein the information, when accessed, results in a machine performing:
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receiving a plurality of left eye rays through one of a first plurality of separating facets of a lens at an image acquisition plane; and
receiving a plurality of right eye rays through one of a second plurality of separating facets of the lens at the image acquisition plane. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A lens, comprising:
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an outer radius rl having a separating facet, wherein rl is approximately equal to wherein rc comprises a distance from a center of rotation to an image acquisition plane, and wherein fovc comprises an effective horizontal field of view for the image acquisition plane, and fovl comprises an effective horizontal field of view spanned by the lens. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first lens having a first plurality of interleaved separating facets including a first separating facet to refract left eye rays and a second separating facet to refract right eye rays; and
a first image acquisition plane to receive a first refracted left eye ray from the first separating facet, and to receive a first refracted right eye ray from the second separating facet. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of lenses having a plurality of interleaved separating facets including a first separating facet to refract left eye rays and a second separating facet to refract right eye rays;
a plurality of image acquisition planes to receive refracted left eye rays from the first separating facets and to receive refracted right eye rays from the second separating facets; and
a memory to receive image data from the plurality of image acquisition planes. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus, comprising:
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a lens having a first plurality of interleaved separating facets including a first separating facet to refract left eye rays and a second separating facet to refract right eye rays; and
an image projection plane to transmit a first refracted left eye ray to the first separating facet, and to transmit a first refracted right eye ray to the second separating facet. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A method, comprising:
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projecting a plurality of left eye rays through one of a first plurality of separating facets of a lens from an image projection plane; and
projecting a plurality of right eye rays through one of a second plurality of separating facets of the lens from the image projection plane. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having associated information, wherein the information, when accessed, results in a machine performing:
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projecting a plurality of left eye rays through one of a first plurality of separating facets of a lens from an image projection plane; and
projecting a plurality of right eye rays through one of a second plurality of separating facets of the lens from the image projection plane. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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