IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system for creating at least one combined image from a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras, comprising:
- a sensor unit configured to receive the plurality of images from the plurality of cameras; and
at least one processor in communication with the sensor unit and configured to;
correlate each received image with predetermined calibration data for the camera from which the image was received, the calibration data comprising camera position data and characteristic data; and
combine at least two of the received images from at least two of the cameras into the at least one combined image by;
orienting the at least two images relative to one another based on the calibration data for the at least two cameras from which the images were received; and
merging the at least two aligned images into the at least one combined image.
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Abstract
At least one combined image may be created from a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras. A sensor unit may receive the plurality of images from the plurality of cameras. At least one processor in communication with the sensor unit may correlate each received image with calibration data for the camera from which the image was received. The calibration data may comprise camera position data and characteristic data. The processor may combine at least two of the received images from at least two of the cameras into the at least one combined image by orienting the at least two images relative to one another based on the calibration data for the at least two cameras from which the images were received and merging the at least two aligned images into the at least one combined image.
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1. A system for creating at least one combined image from a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras, comprising:
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a sensor unit configured to receive the plurality of images from the plurality of cameras; and at least one processor in communication with the sensor unit and configured to; correlate each received image with predetermined calibration data for the camera from which the image was received, the calibration data comprising camera position data and characteristic data; and combine at least two of the received images from at least two of the cameras into the at least one combined image by; orienting the at least two images relative to one another based on the calibration data for the at least two cameras from which the images were received; and merging the at least two aligned images into the at least one combined image. - 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 method for creating at least one combined image from a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras, comprising:
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receiving, at a sensor unit, the plurality of images from the plurality of cameras; correlating, with at least one processor in communication with the sensor unit, each received image with predetermined calibration data for the camera from which the image was received, the calibration data comprising camera position data and characteristic data; and combining, with the at least one processor, at least two of the received images from at least two of the cameras into the at least one combined image by; orienting the at least two images relative to one another based on the calibration data for the at least two cameras from which the images were received; and merging the at least two aligned images into the at least one combined image. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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