Panoramic viewing system with offset virtual optical centers
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1. A panoramic viewing apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of image processing devices, each having an optical center and a field of view; and
a pyramid shaped element having a plurality of reflective side facets facing in different directions, each of the plurality of reflective side facets redirecting a field of view associated with one of the plurality of image processing devices to create a plurality of virtual optical centers within the pyramid shaped element, each of the virtual optical centers being offset from each other to create a blind region that encompasses an edge of the reflective side facet associated with the image processing device.
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Abstract
Cameras are positioned so that they each view a different reflective surface of a polyhedron such as a pyramid. This results in each camera having a virtual optical center positioned within the pyramid. The cameras are positioned so that their virtual optical centers are offset from each other. The offsets produce narrow blind regions that remove image distortions received from the edges of the pyramid'"'"'s reflective surfaces.
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1. A panoramic viewing apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of image processing devices, each having an optical center and a field of view; and a pyramid shaped element having a plurality of reflective side facets facing in different directions, each of the plurality of reflective side facets redirecting a field of view associated with one of the plurality of image processing devices to create a plurality of virtual optical centers within the pyramid shaped element, each of the virtual optical centers being offset from each other to create a blind region that encompasses an edge of the reflective side facet associated with the image processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A panoramic viewing apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of image processing devices, each having a first optical center and a first field of view; a pyramid shaped element having a plurality of reflective side facets facing in different directions, each of the plurality of reflective side facets redirecting a field of view associated with one of the plurality of image processing devices to create a plurality of virtual optical centers within the pyramid shaped element, each of the virtual optical centers being offset from each other to create a blind region that encompasses an edge of the reflective side facet associated with the image processing device; and a second image processing device having a second optical center located on a line that passes through a vertex of the pyramid shaped element and is perpendicular to a base of the pyramid shaped element, the second image processing device having a second field of view toward the base. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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