PANORAMIC IMAGE-BASED VIRTUAL REALITY/TELEPRESENCE AUDIO-VISUAL SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A panoramic camera system, comprising a panoramic sensor assembly including a plurality of objective lenses for recording a panoramic image, an electro-optical assembly in electrical communication with the panoramic sensor assembly to selectively sample at least a portion of the panoramic image;
- and a housing for holding the panoramic sensor assembly and the electro-optical assembly adjacent to one another in a cooperating position.
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Abstract
A panoramic system generally employs a panoramic input component, a processing component, and a panoramic display component. The panoramic input component a panoramic sensor assembly and/or image selectors that can be used on an individual or network basis. The processing component provides various applications such as video capture/control, image stabilization, target/feature selection, image stitching, image mosaicing, 3-D modeling/texture mapping, perspective/distortion correction and interactive game control. The panoramic display component can be embodied as a head mounted display device or system, a portable device, or a room.
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22 Claims
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1. A panoramic camera system, comprising
a panoramic sensor assembly including a plurality of objective lenses for recording a panoramic image, an electro-optical assembly in electrical communication with the panoramic sensor assembly to selectively sample at least a portion of the panoramic image; - and
a housing for holding the panoramic sensor assembly and the electro-optical assembly adjacent to one another in a cooperating position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A remote control system for a panoramic camera system, comprising:
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a camera to remote control unit communications means; and
integrated camera to remote control unit processing means that facilitates at least one of video capture, video control, image stabilization, target selection and tracking, feature selection and tracking, image stitching, zoom and pan, image mosaicing, modeling, texture mapping, augmented reality, perspective correction, distortion correction, interactive game control.
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22. A panoramic telecommunications system comprising:
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a panoramic camera means with at least one sensor and with a plurality of objective lens for recording a panoramic image;
image processing means cooperating with said camera means to interactively process at least some portion of the image for display;
display means that cooperates with said camera and processing means to interactively display panoramic images from a remote location;
telecommunications means associated with said panoramic camera means, image processing means to cooperatively and interactively display a given image; and
housing means for holding said panoramic camera means, image processing means, telecommunications means, and display means.
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