SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING
First Claim
1. A system for imaging a scene, comprising:
- a first lens assembly with a first field of view,a second lens assembly with a second field of view substantially the same as the first field of view,a first sensor disposed behind the first lens assembly to image only a portion of the first field of view, anda second sensor disposed behind the second lens assembly to image only a portion of the second field of view;
whereinthe imaged portion of the first field of view is substantially different from the imaged portion of the second field of view.
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Abstract
The systems and methods described herein relate to high resolution imaging. In particular, the systems include two or more lens assemblies for imaging a particular scene. Each lens assembly has image sensors disposed behind the lens assembly to image only a portion of the scene viewable through the lens assembly. Image sensors behind different lens assemblies image different portions of the scene. When the imaged portions from all the sensors are combined, a high resolution image of the scene is formed. Thus, multiple sensors can be combined to generate a high resolution image without prospective mismatching, and without the shortcomings associated with the border regions and packaging of the individual sensors, such as image gaps.
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1. A system for imaging a scene, comprising:
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a first lens assembly with a first field of view, a second lens assembly with a second field of view substantially the same as the first field of view, a first sensor disposed behind the first lens assembly to image only a portion of the first field of view, and a second sensor disposed behind the second lens assembly to image only a portion of the second field of view;
whereinthe imaged portion of the first field of view is substantially different from the imaged portion of the second field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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5. The system of 4, wherein an active imaging area of the first sensor is substantially the same size as the first focal area portion.
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6. The system of 4, wherein
the first focal area is divided into an imaging array of imaging cells disposed in rows and columns, and the first focal area portion corresponds to a first imaging cell and the second focal area portion corresponds to a second imaging cell different from the first imaging cell.
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13. A system for imaging a scene, comprising:
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a plurality of lens assemblies, each with substantially the same field of view, a plurality of image sensors, each disposed behind one of the plurality of lens assemblies to image only a portion of the field of view of the respective lens assembly;
whereineach imaged portion of the field of view is substantially different from the other imaged portions of the field of view, and every portion of the entire field of view is included in at least one imaged portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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17. The system of 16, wherein an active imaging area of the first sensor is substantially the same size as the first focal area portion.
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18. The system of 16, wherein
the first focal area is divided into an imaging array of imaging cells disposed in rows and columns; -
the first focal area portion corresponds to a first imaging cell; and the second focal area portion corresponds to a second imaging cell different from the first imaging cell.
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25. A method of imaging a scene, comprising:
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imaging, with a first sensor array assembly having a first field of view, a first portion of the scene; imaging, with a second sensor array assembly having a second field of view substantially the same as the first field of view, a second portion of the scene substantially different from the first portion of the scene; and combining, with a processor, at least the first portion and the second portion to generate an image of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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29. The method of 28, wherein at least one of the incontiguous sections of the imaged first portion is substantially contiguous to at least one of the incontiguous sections of the imaged second portion.
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30. The method of 29, wherein at least one of the incontiguous sections of the imaged first portion partially overlaps with at least one of the incontiguous sections of the imaged second portion.
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