A system for digitally capturing and recording panoramic images

Details A system for digitally capturing and recording panoramic images A system for digitally capturing and recording panoramic images

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H04N 5/232 (2006.01) H04N 5/77 (2006.01) H04N 7/18 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2372110

The present invention provides a very flexible, digital system for recording and storing panoramic images using progressive scan technology. The image input device has lenses positioned on the faces of a cube, focused on different images on CCDs. The embedded controller controls the exposure time of the CCDs, and the control computer stores the images in frames, each of which have one image for each of the lenses. Each frame also includes associated information such as audio tracks, GPS, or environmental information. The control computer also includes a user interface which allows a user to specify control information such as frame rate, compression ratio and gain.

La présente invention concerne un système numérique très souple d'enregistrement et de stockage d'images panoramiques utilisant un procédé de balayage progressif. L'appareil de saisie d'image est pourvu de lentilles disposées sur les faces d'un cube et focalisées sur plusieurs images sur des cellules CCD. Le contrôleur intégré commande les temps d'exposition des cellules CCD, l'ordinateur de commande stockant les images dans des trames, à raison d'une image par trame pour chacune des lentilles. Chaque trame comporte également des informations associées telles que des pistes audio, le GPS ou des informations d'environnement. L'ordinateur de commande comporte également une interface utilisateur qui permet à l'utilisateur de spécifier des informations de commande telles que le débit des trames, le taux de compression et le gain.

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