Optic for enabling instantaneously 360° Degree Panoramic Video of the Surroundings
First Claim
1. A 360°
- panoramic view of the surroundings is captured using a apparatus comprising;
a video CCD video camera;
a conical optic fixture at mounted to the video camera at a focal length;
a conversion software that transforms the image captured to rectilinear image.
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Abstract
A panoramic optical element that integrates a mirrored sphere surface positioned at a specific length perpendicular to the focus point of the video camera. The sphere reflects the 360° environment into the lens of the video camera installed below the rear view mirror of a vehicle. The use of one video camera to capture 360° field of view is significant because it does not employ any moving parts to capture the 360° image. The recorded image output is in the form of a circular video image that can later be converted by using a software package that digitizes the pixel points into a rectilinear image. The embodiment can be used to capture a continuous loop recording of the operation of a motor vehicle by capturing the outside environment along with the vehicle'"'"'s operator and incumbents or passengers or for other applications where a 360° panoramic view is required.
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17 Claims
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1. A 360°
- panoramic view of the surroundings is captured using a apparatus comprising;
a video CCD video camera; a conical optic fixture at mounted to the video camera at a focal length; a conversion software that transforms the image captured to rectilinear image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- panoramic view of the surroundings is captured using a apparatus comprising;
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7. A 360°
- panoramic view of the surroundings is captured using a apparatus comprising;
a video CCD video camera; a spherical optic fixture at mounted to the video camera at a focal length; a conversion software that transforms the image captured to rectilinear image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
- panoramic view of the surroundings is captured using a apparatus comprising;
- 12. The conversion software of claim 7 would be integrated into the video camera so the output is only in rectilinear format.
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12-1. A 360°
- panoramic view of the surroundings is captured using a apparatus comprising;
a video CCD video camera; a parabola optic (function of y=x2) fixture at mounted to the video camera at a focal length; a conversion software that transforms the image captured to rectilinear image.
- panoramic view of the surroundings is captured using a apparatus comprising;
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