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Stereo panoramic viewing system

Details

Inventors: Nalwa, Vishvjit Singh;
Assignee: Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Nguyen; Thong
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Malvone; Christopher N.

A stereo panoramic view is provided through the use of multiple virtual optical centers. A reflective polyhedral cement, such as a pyramid, redirects the field of view of each camera in a first set of cameras to form a group of substantially co-located virtual optical centers at a first location within the pyramid. The pyramid also redirects the field of view of each camera in a second set of cameras to form a group of substantially co-located virtual optical centers at a second location within the pyramid. Panoramic images from the first and second virtual optical centers provide a stereo panoramic view when one panoramic image is provided to a user's left eye and the other panoramic image is provided to the user's right eye.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention claimed is: 1.
A panoramic viewing apparatus, comprising: a plurality of first image processing devices, each having a field of view; a plurality of second image processing devices, each having a field of view; and a plurality of planar reflective facets facing in different directions, where each of at least two of the facets redirects the field of view of one of the first image processing devices and one of the second image processing devices, such that at least portions of the redirected fields of view of at least two of the first image processing devices are substantially contiguous, and such that at least portions of the redirected fields of view of at least two of the second image processing devices are substantially contiguous.
2.
The panoramic viewing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the image processing devices are cameras.
3.
The panoramic viewing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the image processing devices are projectors.
4.
A panoramic viewing apparatus, comprising: a plurality of first image processing devices, each having a field of view; a plurality of second image processing devices, each having a field of view; a plurality of third image processing devices, each having a field of view; and a plurality of planar reflective facets facing in different directions, where each of at least two of the facets redirects the field of view of one of the first image processing devices, one of the second image processing devices and one of the third image processing devices, such that at least portions of the redirected fields of view of at least two of the first image processing devices are substantially contiguous, such that at least portions of the redirected fields of view of at least two of the second image processing devices are substantially contiguous and such that at least portions of the redirected fields of view of at least two of the third image processing devices are substantially contiguous.
5.
The panoramic viewing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the image processing devices are cameras

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