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Panoramic camera

  • US 6,426,774 B1
  • Filed: 07/13/2000
  • Issued: 07/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A panoramic camera apparatus, said panoramic camera apparatus comprising:

  • an image capture mechanism;

    a main reflector, said main reflector reflecting light from a 360 degree panorama onto said image capture mechanism; and

    a protective transparent block;

    said protective transparent block covering said main reflector wherein said protective transparent block includes a surface defining an inside space that extends into said protective transparent block, said main reflector disposed along and congruent with at least a portion of said surface whereby said light that is reflected first enters said protective transparent block, is reflected by said main reflector at said surface, prior to exiting said protective transparent block.

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