Multiple camera systems and methods
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1. A camera system comprising:
- a first infrared camera having a first field of view and adapted to provide thermal image data, wherein the first infrared camera comprises a first detector having a different number of pixels in a horizontal direction relative to a vertical direction to provide the thermal image data for the desired first field of view;
a second infrared camera having a second field of view and adapted to provide thermal image data, wherein the second infrared camera comprises a second detector having a different number of pixels in a horizontal direction relative to a vertical direction to provide the thermal image data for the desired second field of view, wherein the first and second field of views provide a wide field of view based on substantially all of the thermal image data from the pixels of the first and second detectors;
an interface circuit adapted to receive and transfer the thermal image data from the first and second infrared cameras to a network; and
a first camera housing at least partially enclosing the first and second infrared cameras and the interface circuit to form a first camera system adapted to couple to the network, wherein a processor coupled to the network may receive the thermal image data from one or more of the first camera systems coupled to the network to display the thermal image data from at least one of the first camera systems.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide improved cameras and camera systems. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a networkable camera system is disclosed that is able to provide up to a 360° field of view and is operable during day and night conditions by utilizing thermal imagers.
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1. A camera system comprising:
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a first infrared camera having a first field of view and adapted to provide thermal image data, wherein the first infrared camera comprises a first detector having a different number of pixels in a horizontal direction relative to a vertical direction to provide the thermal image data for the desired first field of view; a second infrared camera having a second field of view and adapted to provide thermal image data, wherein the second infrared camera comprises a second detector having a different number of pixels in a horizontal direction relative to a vertical direction to provide the thermal image data for the desired second field of view, wherein the first and second field of views provide a wide field of view based on substantially all of the thermal image data from the pixels of the first and second detectors; an interface circuit adapted to receive and transfer the thermal image data from the first and second infrared cameras to a network; and a first camera housing at least partially enclosing the first and second infrared cameras and the interface circuit to form a first camera system adapted to couple to the network, wherein a processor coupled to the network may receive the thermal image data from one or more of the first camera systems coupled to the network to display the thermal image data from at least one of the first camera systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of viewing an area of interest, the method comprising:
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providing a first thermal image data covering a first wide field of view from a first camera system, wherein the first wide field of view is based on dimensions of a first detector having a different number of pixels in a horizontal direction relative to a vertical direction to provide the first thermal image data; providing a second thermal image data covering a second wide field of view from the first camera system, wherein the second wide field of view is based on dimensions of a second detector having a different number of pixels in a horizontal direction relative to a vertical direction to provide the second thermal image data, and wherein the second wide field of view overlaps a portion of the first wide field of view; transferring the first and second thermal image data from the first camera system along with the first and second thermal image data from at least one other of the first camera systems through a network; and displaying the first thermal image data and the second thermal image data selectively from one or more of the first camera systems in a separate or panoramic fashion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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