PANORAMIC CAMERA SYSTEMS
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1. A panoramic camera comprising:
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a panoramic lens having a principle longitudinal axis and a field of view angle of greater than 180°
,wherein a portion of the camera body adjacent to the panoramic lens comprises a surface defining a rake angle that is outside the field of view angle.
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Abstract
Panoramic camera systems are disclosed. The panoramic camera systems include a panoramic lens with a wide field of view, a video sensor and a processor module contained in a camera body that remains outside the field of view of the lens. The panoramic camera systems may also capture audio sounds and may include various types of motion sensors. Mounting assemblies and charging cradles for the camera systems are also disclosed. Methods for processing panoramic video image data are disclosed. Methods and devices for displaying video images are also disclosed.
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43 Claims
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1. A panoramic camera comprising:
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a camera body; and a panoramic lens having a principle longitudinal axis and a field of view angle of greater than 180°
,wherein a portion of the camera body adjacent to the panoramic lens comprises a surface defining a rake angle that is outside the field of view angle. - 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 camera and mount assembly comprising:
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a camera system comprising a camera body and a mount attachment hole therein; and a mount assembly comprising a mounting stud including at least one cammed retention nub, wherein the mount attachment hole comprises as least one retaining tab releasingly engageable with the at least one cammed retention nub of the mounting stud. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A camera mount assembly comprising:
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a lower base; and an upper mounting plate comprising a mounting stud extending therefrom, wherein the mounting stud comprises at least one cammed retention nub structured and arranged for releasably retaining a mount attachment hole of camera body thereon. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A camera mount assembly comprising:
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a mounting base receiver; a mounting base attached to the mounting base receiver; and a mounting stud extending from the mounting base, wherein the mounting stud comprises at least one cammed retention nub structured and arranged for releasably retaining a mount attachment hole of the camera body. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A camera system charging cradle comprising:
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a base including bottom and top surfaces with a sidewall extending therebetween; and a recessed nest extending inward from the top surface of the base, wherein the recessed nest comprises at least one magnet adjacent thereto structured and arranged to magnetically attract and align the camera system in a selected orientation in the recessed nest when the camera system is placed into the recessed nest. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A method for processing panoramic video content captured by a panoramic camera device, the method comprising:
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executing, by a processor of the camera device, raw panoramic video associated with captured video content; executing, by the camera device processor, a tiling process on at least a portion of the raw panoramic video; encoding, by the camera device processor, the tiled video content; transmitting, from the camera device to a user computing device, the encoded video content; decoding, by a processor of the user computing device, the transmitted video content; executing, by the user computing device processor, a de-tiling process for at least a portion of the decoded video content; and displaying, on a display of the user computing device, at least a portion of the video content.
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37. A method for processing data associated with video content captured by a panoramic camera device, the method comprising:
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receiving motion sensor data associated with at least a portion of the panoramic video content captured by the camera; and calculating at least one parameter in response to at least a portion of the received motion sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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