Visual system having multiple cameras
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1. A visual system comprising:
- a first near-to-eye display and a second near-to-eye display, the near-to-eye displays supported by a frame adapted to be worn by a user such that each near to eye display is positioned proximate an eye of a wearer;
a set of cameras supported by the frame, the cameras having overlapping fields of view, the set of cameras including a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera laterally displaced from each other across the frame, the first camera positioned between the second camera and the third camera; and
a processor coupled to receive images from the cameras and adapted to integrate and transform images from the set of cameras to provide a fused, corrected image having a wider field of view than an individual camera provides,wherein the output of the processor is fed to both near-to-eye displays,the system configured to detect when a user is looking fax field or near field,the system configured to show images on the near-to-eye displays from the first camera when the user is looking near field and show images on the near-to-eye displays from the second and third cameras when the user is looking far field.
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A visual system including a near-to-eye display supported by a frame adapted to be worn by a user such that each display is positioned proximate an eye of a wearer, a set of cameras supported by the frame, the cameras having different overlapping fields of view, and a processor coupled to receive images from the cameras and adapted to integrate and transform images from the set of cameras to provide a mosaic image for viewing on the display having a wider field of view than an individual camera provides.
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1. A visual system comprising:
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a first near-to-eye display and a second near-to-eye display, the near-to-eye displays supported by a frame adapted to be worn by a user such that each near to eye display is positioned proximate an eye of a wearer; a set of cameras supported by the frame, the cameras having overlapping fields of view, the set of cameras including a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera laterally displaced from each other across the frame, the first camera positioned between the second camera and the third camera; and a processor coupled to receive images from the cameras and adapted to integrate and transform images from the set of cameras to provide a fused, corrected image having a wider field of view than an individual camera provides, wherein the output of the processor is fed to both near-to-eye displays, the system configured to detect when a user is looking fax field or near field, the system configured to show images on the near-to-eye displays from the first camera when the user is looking near field and show images on the near-to-eye displays from the second and third cameras when the user is looking far field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A visual system comprising:
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a first near-to-eye display supported by a frame adapted to be worn by a user, and a second near-to-eye display supported by the frame, the first near-to-eye display and second near-to-eye display configured such that each display is positioned proximate an eye of a wearer; a set of cameras supported by the frame, the cameras having overlapping fields of view; wherein the set of cameras include a first camera positioned centrally on the frame, a second camera laterally displaced from the first camera, a third camera laterally displaced from the first and second cameras; and a processor coupled to receive images from the cameras and adapted to integrate and transform images from the set of cameras to provide a fused, corrected image having a wider field of view than an individual camera provides wherein the output of the processor is fed to both displays for both eyes of the user, the system configured to detect when a user is looking far field or near field, the system configured to show images from the first camera when the user is looking near field and show images from the second and third cameras when the user is looking far field.
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving images from a set of cameras mounted on a frame to be worn by a user, the set of cameras including a first camera laterally situated between a second camera and a third camera; integrating and transforming the received images from the set of cameras to form a fused, corrected image for display on a first near-to eye display and a second near-to-eye display that are supported by the frame and configured such that each display is positioned proximate an eye of a wearer, the fused corrected image having a wider field of view than that provided by an individual camera, detecting when a user is looking far field or near field, feeding the output of the processor to the near-to-eye displays showing images from the first camera when the user is looking near field and showing images from the second and third cameras when the user is looking far field. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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