WO1996008105A1 - Method for creating image data - Google Patents

Method for creating image data Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO1996008105A1
WO1996008105A1 PCT/US1995/009775 US9509775W WO9608105A1 WO 1996008105 A1 WO1996008105 A1 WO 1996008105A1 US 9509775 W US9509775 W US 9509775W WO 9608105 A1 WO9608105 A1 WO 9608105A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
image
still
image data
film
lens
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US1995/009775
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Nicholas Labun
Original Assignee
Motorola Inc.
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Motorola Inc. filed Critical Motorola Inc.
Priority to AU32741/95A priority Critical patent/AU3274195A/en
Publication of WO1996008105A1 publication Critical patent/WO1996008105A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/222—Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment
    • H04N5/262—Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects
    • H04N5/2628—Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/698—Control of cameras or camera modules for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to cameras and camera technology, and, more particularly, processes and display of photographic images.
  • One recently introduced camera creates a panorama photograph using a multi-segment lens and a plurality of film frames.
  • the panorama image is captured as a plurality of individual image segments which are concatenated in the developing process to produce a single photograph.
  • the development of these panorama photographs requires a complicated process so that the individual segments are properly aligned with one another such that no gaps or overlaps occur. Further, this camera and processing method do not provide for electronic accessing.of the completed photo.
  • SUBSUME SHEET (RULE 26) this image data has been transformed, it can be accessed electronically. A user can zoom into a particular portion of the image and view only that portion in an expanded format. While this system is very powerful and has many advantages, the camera itself is relatively expensive and is not suitable for everyday use by the casual photographer.
  • One advantage of the present invention is to provide a method for capturing a wide-angle still-image using a conventional camera which allows a user to electronically access and examine selected portions of the captured image.
  • a method for capturing an image begins by capturing an optically distorted representation of an image on a film using a camera with a wide-angle lens.
  • the film is processed to produce a copy of optically distorted representation of the image.
  • the copy of the optically distorted representation of the image is digitized to produce a plurality of distorted image data, and the distorted image data is transformed into transformed image data to correct for the distortion caused by the lens.
  • a method for capturing an image includes the step of capturing an optically distorted representation of an image on a film using a camera with a fish-eye lens.
  • the film is processed to produce a copy of optically distorted representation of the image.
  • the copy of the optically distorted representation of the image is digitized to produce a plurality of distorted image data.
  • the distorted image data is transformed into transformed image data to correct for the distortion caused by the lens, and the transformed image data is stored in a storage medium for access by a user.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a camera used in conjunction with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram of the film processing used in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a pictorial diagram of the accessing unit used in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 shows a flowchart representation of the image capturing method of one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows a flowchart representation of the image capturing method of an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a prior art camera used in conjunction with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Camera 10 includes a wide-angle lens such as a fish-eye or hemispherical lens 12 which projects a wide field-of-view image, such as a 180 degree image of the scene in front of camera 10, onto film 14.
  • a wide-angle lens such as a fish-eye or hemispherical lens 12 which projects a wide field-of-view image, such as a 180 degree image of the scene in front of camera 10, onto film 14.
  • FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram of the film processing used in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • film roll 20 which includes the plurality of individual film frames 14 is processed 22.
  • Processing 22 includes developing of the film, digitizing the image captured on the film, transforming the image data to correct for the distortion induced by the lens and storing the transformed image data on a storage medium such as compact disc 24.
  • FIG. 3 shows a pictorial diagram of the accessing unit used in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Compact disc 24 is inserted into accessing unit 32 which is connected to video monitor 30 and printer 31. A user accesses the various images on disc 24 using a user interface such as mouse 34.
  • a user can access an image, zoom in on a portion of the image and view an expanded view of that portion of the image.
  • an image of the Kennedy assassination could be accessed. Due to the 180 degree field-of-view, the entire scene in front of the camera would be stored. A user could locate the infamous grassy knoll and zoom in to see if a second gunman was there.
  • FIG. 4 shows a flowchart representation of the image capturing method of one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the method begins by capturing an optically distorted representation of an image on a film, using a camera with a wide-angle lens as shown in step 40.
  • This camera could accept any standard film such as silver halide 35mm film.
  • the wide-angle lens could capture an image using any field-of-view.
  • this wide-angle lens is a hemispherical lens which produces a field-of-view of approximately 180 degrees.
  • other lens structures could be used to produce a greater or lesser field-of-view.
  • step 42 the film is processed, for instance using standard film development techniques, to produce a copy of optically distorted representation of the image.
  • the copy of the optically distorted representation of the image is then digitized in step 44 to produce a plurality of distorted image data.
  • This digitizing step is performed in very high resolution using an image digitizing device such as a scanner or a computer vision system.
  • the distorted image data is transformed in step 46 into transformed image data to correct for the distortion caused by the lens.
  • This step of transforming the data is performed, in a preferred embodiment by the techniques described in U.S. Patent No. 5,185,667, assigned to TeleRobotics, Inc., which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • a mathematical transformation is performed on the data which maps the distorted image data space into a corrected image data space.
  • the Equations 1 and 2 provide a direct mapping from the UV space to the XY image space and are the fundamental mathematical result that support the functioning.
  • the locations of x and y in the imaging array can be determined.
  • This approach provides a means to transform an image from the input video buffer to the output video buffer exactly.
  • the fisheye image system is completely symmetrical about the zenith, therefore, the vector assignments and resulting signs of various components can be chosen differently depending on the desired orientation of the object plane with respect to the image plane.
  • these postulates and mathematical equations can be modified for various lens elements as necessary for the desired field-of-view coverage in a given application.
  • the input means defines the zenith angle, ⁇ , the azimuth angle, 9, the object rotation, 0, and the magnification, m. These values are substituted into Equations 3 to determine values for substitution into Equations 1 and 2.
  • the image circle radius, R is a fixed value that is determined by the camera lens and element relationship.
  • the variables u and v vary throughout the object plane, thus determining the values for x and y in the image plane coordinates.
  • the corrected image data is then stored, as shown ir ⁇ step 48, for access by a user.
  • This storage medium could be a floppy disk, or a hard disk; however, in a preferred embodiment, a compact disk (CD or CD-ROM) is used given its random access capability, it great storage capacity and it relatively low access time.
  • CD or CD-ROM compact disk
  • FIG. 5 shows a flowchart representation of the image capturing method of an alternative embodiment of the present invention. Steps 50 - 58 correspond directly to steps 40 - 48 described in conjunction with FIG. 4.
  • Input commands are received from the user from at least one input device as shown in step 60.
  • This input device could comprise a mouse, an infrared remote control, a keyboard, one or more switches or any other user interface device.
  • the image data is then displayed using a video monitor that is responsive to the transformed image data as shown in step 62.
  • the display of the image could then, optionally, be modified in response to input commands received from the user.
  • the image could also be displayed using a printer such as a high-resolution color printer.
  • a printer such as a high-resolution color printer.
  • hardcopy output could be obtained for the user, similar to conventional photographs, however, with the cropping (using horizontal and vertical panning) , zooming, and image rotation as described above.
  • a plurality of images could be displayed on a single hard copy output to form a montage.

Abstract

A method for capturing a wide-angle still-image uses a conventional camera which allows a user to electronically access and examine selected portions of the captured image. An optically distorted representation of an image is captured on a film using a camera with a fish-eye lens. The film is processed to produce a copy of an optically distorted representation of the image. The copy of the optically distorted representation of the image is digitized to produce a plurality of distorted image data. The distorted image data is transformed into transformed image data to correct for the distortion caused by the lens, and the transformed image data is stored in a storage medium for access by a user.

Description

METHOD FOR CREATING IMAGE DATA
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to cameras and camera technology, and, more particularly, processes and display of photographic images.
Background of the Invention
Traditional cameras provide photographs with a limited field-of-view of a particular scene being photographed. Take for example the famous Zapruder film of the assassination of President John F, Kennedy. The sequence of frames of the movie show only the car and its occupants. If the movie had recorded a visual image of the entire scene, many issues regarding events that occurred outside of the camera's limited field-of-view, such as whether or not all of the shots originated from the book depository building, could possibly be resolved. It is thus desirable to provide a camera with a wider field-of-view.
One recently introduced camera creates a panorama photograph using a multi-segment lens and a plurality of film frames. The panorama image is captured as a plurality of individual image segments which are concatenated in the developing process to produce a single photograph. The development of these panorama photographs requires a complicated process so that the individual segments are properly aligned with one another such that no gaps or overlaps occur. Further, this camera and processing method do not provide for electronic accessing.of the completed photo.
An additional prior art system, disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,185,667, issued to Zimmermann and assigned to TeleRobotics International, Inc. of Knoxville, Tennessee, captures a 180 degree image using a fish-eye or hemispheric lens. A CCD camera captures image data from the lens, and the image data is processed to "flatten it out". After
SUBSUME SHEET (RULE 26) this image data has been transformed, it can be accessed electronically. A user can zoom into a particular portion of the image and view only that portion in an expanded format. While this system is very powerful and has many advantages, the camera itself is relatively expensive and is not suitable for everyday use by the casual photographer.
A need exists for a relatively inexpensive camera system which captures a wide field-of-view image and allows the user to electronically access and examine only selected portions of the captured image.
Summary of the Invention
One advantage of the present invention is to provide a method for capturing a wide-angle still-image using a conventional camera which allows a user to electronically access and examine selected portions of the captured image. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method for capturing an image is provided. The method begins by capturing an optically distorted representation of an image on a film using a camera with a wide-angle lens. The film is processed to produce a copy of optically distorted representation of the image. The copy of the optically distorted representation of the image is digitized to produce a plurality of distorted image data, and the distorted image data is transformed into transformed image data to correct for the distortion caused by the lens.
In accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention, a method for capturing an image is provided. The method includes the step of capturing an optically distorted representation of an image on a film using a camera with a fish-eye lens. The film is processed to produce a copy of optically distorted representation of the image. The copy of the optically distorted representation of the image is digitized to produce a plurality of distorted image data. The distorted image data is transformed into transformed image data to correct for the distortion caused by the lens, and the transformed image data is stored in a storage medium for access by a user.
Brief Description of the Drawings
The invention is pointed out with particularity in the appended claims. However, other features of the invention will become more apparent and the invention will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which
FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a camera used in conjunction with one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram of the film processing used in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a pictorial diagram of the accessing unit used in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart representation of the image capturing method of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a flowchart representation of the image capturing method of an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description of the Invention
FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a prior art camera used in conjunction with one embodiment of the present invention. Camera 10 includes a wide-angle lens such as a fish-eye or hemispherical lens 12 which projects a wide field-of-view image, such as a 180 degree image of the scene in front of camera 10, onto film 14.
FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram of the film processing used in one embodiment of the present invention. After taking a plurality of pictures using camera 10, film roll 20 which includes the plurality of individual film frames 14 is processed 22. Processing 22 includes developing of the film, digitizing the image captured on the film, transforming the image data to correct for the distortion induced by the lens and storing the transformed image data on a storage medium such as compact disc 24. FIG. 3 shows a pictorial diagram of the accessing unit used in one embodiment of the present invention. Compact disc 24 is inserted into accessing unit 32 which is connected to video monitor 30 and printer 31. A user accesses the various images on disc 24 using a user interface such as mouse 34. By means of this user interface, a user can access an image, zoom in on a portion of the image and view an expanded view of that portion of the image. In context of the example present in the background section, an image of the Kennedy assassination could be accessed. Due to the 180 degree field-of-view, the entire scene in front of the camera would be stored. A user could locate the infamous grassy knoll and zoom in to see if a second gunman was there.
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart representation of the image capturing method of one embodiment of the present invention. The method begins by capturing an optically distorted representation of an image on a film, using a camera with a wide-angle lens as shown in step 40. This camera could accept any standard film such as silver halide 35mm film. The wide-angle lens could capture an image using any field-of-view. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, this wide-angle lens is a hemispherical lens which produces a field-of-view of approximately 180 degrees. However, other lens structures could be used to produce a greater or lesser field-of-view.
In step 42, the film is processed, for instance using standard film development techniques, to produce a copy of optically distorted representation of the image. The copy of the optically distorted representation of the image is then digitized in step 44 to produce a plurality of distorted image data. This digitizing step is performed in very high resolution using an image digitizing device such as a scanner or a computer vision system.
The distorted image data is transformed in step 46 into transformed image data to correct for the distortion caused by the lens. This step of transforming the data is performed, in a preferred embodiment by the techniques described in U.S. Patent No. 5,185,667, assigned to TeleRobotics, Inc., which is hereby incorporated by reference. In particular, a mathematical transformation is performed on the data which maps the distorted image data space into a corrected image data space.
The mathematical transformation is based on the following equations:
R fuA - vB + mRsinfisin9l Equation 1 x = [ u2 + V2 + m2R2. 0 - 5
R f nf. - vD - mRsi nftf-ns l Equation 2 y = [ u2 + v2 + m2R2 ] 0.5
where :
A = (cos 0 cos 9 - sin 0 sin 9 cos β) Equations 3 B = (sin 0 cos 9 + cos 0 sin 9 cos β)
C = (cos 0 sin 9 + sin 0 cos 9 cos β)
D = (sin 0 sin 9 - cos 0 cos 9 cos β) and where: R = radius of the image circle β = zenith angle
9 = Azimuth angle in image plane 0 = object plane rotation angle m = Magnification of the lens u,v = object plane coordinates x,y = image plane coordinates
The Equations 1 and 2 provide a direct mapping from the UV space to the XY image space and are the fundamental mathematical result that support the functioning. By knowing the desired zenith, azimuth, and object plane rotation angles and the magnification, the locations of x and y in the imaging array can be determined. This approach provides a means to transform an image from the input video buffer to the output video buffer exactly. Also, the fisheye image system is completely symmetrical about the zenith, therefore, the vector assignments and resulting signs of various components can be chosen differently depending on the desired orientation of the object plane with respect to the image plane. In addition, these postulates and mathematical equations can be modified for various lens elements as necessary for the desired field-of-view coverage in a given application.
The input means defines the zenith angle, β, the azimuth angle, 9, the object rotation, 0, and the magnification, m. These values are substituted into Equations 3 to determine values for substitution into Equations 1 and 2. The image circle radius, R, is a fixed value that is determined by the camera lens and element relationship. The variables u and v vary throughout the object plane, thus determining the values for x and y in the image plane coordinates.
Optionally, the corrected image data is then stored, as shown irϊ step 48, for access by a user. This storage medium could be a floppy disk, or a hard disk; however, in a preferred embodiment, a compact disk (CD or CD-ROM) is used given its random access capability, it great storage capacity and it relatively low access time. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that any number of other storage media could similarly be used.
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart representation of the image capturing method of an alternative embodiment of the present invention. Steps 50 - 58 correspond directly to steps 40 - 48 described in conjunction with FIG. 4. Input commands are received from the user from at least one input device as shown in step 60. This input device could comprise a mouse, an infrared remote control, a keyboard, one or more switches or any other user interface device. The image data is then displayed using a video monitor that is responsive to the transformed image data as shown in step 62. The display of the image could then, optionally, be modified in response to input commands received from the user. These modifications include: zooming-in on a portion of the image; panning horizontally across the image; panning vertically across the image; rotating the image; and/or displaying simultaneously a plurality of portions of the image in a plurality of separate regions of the display device. Other image processing techniques such as image filtering, image enhancing, false coloring, and distortion could also be available to the user in this fashion.
The image could also be displayed using a printer such as a high-resolution color printer. In this manner, hardcopy output could be obtained for the user, similar to conventional photographs, however, with the cropping (using horizontal and vertical panning) , zooming, and image rotation as described above. Further, a plurality of images could be displayed on a single hard copy output to form a montage.
While the above embodiments of the present invention • have been described in terms of storing the corrected image data in a storage medium such as a compact disk, each of these embodiments could likewise be implemented by storing the distorted image and then transforming the image prior to the image being displayed. In this fashion, the transformation process need only be carried out for the data which is displayed. It should be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art that many of the steps used in the various embodiments of the present invention are well suited for implementation on a processor such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor or a micro controller. Likewise these steps could be performed in hardware by a custom integrated circuit, ASIC, programmable logic array or similar devices.
Thus there has been described herein a concept, as well as several embodiments including a preferred embodiment, of a method for capturing a wide-angle still- image using a conventional camera which allows a user to electronically access and examine selected portions of the captured image. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the disclosed invention may be modified in numerous ways and may assume many embodiments other than the preferred form specifically set out and described above. Accordingly, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all modifications of the invention which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
What is claimed is:

Claims

Claims
1. A method for capturing an image, the method comprising the steps of: capturing an optically distorted representation of a still-image on a photographic film using a camera with a wide-angle lens; processing the film to produce a copy of the optically distorted representation of the still-image; converting the copy of the optically distorted representation of the still-image into a plurality of signals; digitizing the signals of the optically distorted representation of the still-image to produce a plurality of distorted image data; and transforming the distorted image data into transformed image data to correct for the distortion caused by the lens.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: storing the transformed image data in a storage medium for access by a user.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: displaying the still-image using a display device that is responsive to the transformed image data.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the display device is a printer.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein the display device is a video monitor.
6. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of: receiving input commands from the user from at least one input device.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of: modifying the display of the still-image in response to the input commands.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of modifying includes at least one of the following: zooming-in on a portion of the still-image; panning horizontally across the still-image; panning vertically across the still-image; rotating the still-image; filtering the still-image; coloring the still-image; enhancing the still-image; and displaying simultaneously a plurality of portions of the still-image in a plurality of separate regions of the display device.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the lens is a fisheye lens.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the film is silver halide film.
PCT/US1995/009775 1994-09-09 1995-07-31 Method for creating image data WO1996008105A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU32741/95A AU3274195A (en) 1994-09-09 1995-07-31 Method for creating image data

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US30392794A 1994-09-09 1994-09-09
US08/303,927 1994-09-09

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO1996008105A1 true WO1996008105A1 (en) 1996-03-14

Family

ID=23174299

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US1995/009775 WO1996008105A1 (en) 1994-09-09 1995-07-31 Method for creating image data

Country Status (2)

Country Link
AU (1) AU3274195A (en)
WO (1) WO1996008105A1 (en)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6002430A (en) * 1994-01-31 1999-12-14 Interactive Pictures Corporation Method and apparatus for simultaneous capture of a spherical image
US6157385A (en) * 1992-12-14 2000-12-05 Oxaal; Ford Method of and apparatus for performing perspective transformation of visible stimuli
US6675386B1 (en) 1996-09-04 2004-01-06 Discovery Communications, Inc. Apparatus for video access and control over computer network, including image correction
US6731284B1 (en) 1992-12-14 2004-05-04 Ford Oxaal Method of and apparatus for performing perspective transformation of visible stimuli
US6795113B1 (en) 1995-06-23 2004-09-21 Ipix Corporation Method and apparatus for the interactive display of any portion of a spherical image
US7382399B1 (en) 1991-05-13 2008-06-03 Sony Coporation Omniview motionless camera orientation system

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5010410A (en) * 1989-10-16 1991-04-23 Eastman Kodak Company Method and apparatus for signal companding
US5142310A (en) * 1988-05-17 1992-08-25 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Pseudo format camera system
US5185667A (en) * 1991-05-13 1993-02-09 Telerobotics International, Inc. Omniview motionless camera orientation system
US5249056A (en) * 1991-07-16 1993-09-28 Sony Corporation Of America Apparatus for generating video signals from film

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5142310A (en) * 1988-05-17 1992-08-25 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Pseudo format camera system
US5010410A (en) * 1989-10-16 1991-04-23 Eastman Kodak Company Method and apparatus for signal companding
US5185667A (en) * 1991-05-13 1993-02-09 Telerobotics International, Inc. Omniview motionless camera orientation system
US5249056A (en) * 1991-07-16 1993-09-28 Sony Corporation Of America Apparatus for generating video signals from film

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7382399B1 (en) 1991-05-13 2008-06-03 Sony Coporation Omniview motionless camera orientation system
US6157385A (en) * 1992-12-14 2000-12-05 Oxaal; Ford Method of and apparatus for performing perspective transformation of visible stimuli
US6252603B1 (en) 1992-12-14 2001-06-26 Ford Oxaal Processes for generating spherical image data sets and products made thereby
US6271853B1 (en) 1992-12-14 2001-08-07 Ford Oxaal Method for generating and interactively viewing spherical image data
US6323862B1 (en) 1992-12-14 2001-11-27 Ford Oxaal Apparatus for generating and interactively viewing spherical image data and memory thereof
US6731284B1 (en) 1992-12-14 2004-05-04 Ford Oxaal Method of and apparatus for performing perspective transformation of visible stimuli
US6002430A (en) * 1994-01-31 1999-12-14 Interactive Pictures Corporation Method and apparatus for simultaneous capture of a spherical image
US6795113B1 (en) 1995-06-23 2004-09-21 Ipix Corporation Method and apparatus for the interactive display of any portion of a spherical image
US6675386B1 (en) 1996-09-04 2004-01-06 Discovery Communications, Inc. Apparatus for video access and control over computer network, including image correction

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU3274195A (en) 1996-03-27

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5739852A (en) Electronic imaging system and sensor for use therefor with a nonlinear distribution of imaging elements
JP3103008B2 (en) System and method for electronic imaging and processing of a hemispherical field of view
US8855441B2 (en) Method and apparatus for transforming a non-linear lens-distorted image
US7202888B2 (en) Electronic imaging device resolution enhancement
JP4434653B2 (en) Portable electronic imaging device with digital zoom function and method for providing digital zoom function
US7893985B1 (en) Wide angle electronic camera with improved peripheral vision
EP0735745B1 (en) Visual information processing method and apparatus
US6876387B1 (en) Digital zoom-out processing apparatus
WO1996008105A1 (en) Method for creating image data
JPH06292052A (en) Still picture image pickup device
JPH07143434A (en) Digital electronic still camera rearranging pictures according to aspect
JPH08305841A (en) Distorted image correcting display device
JP2000341568A (en) Device, system and method for image pickup
JPH11275393A (en) Image input device, image input method and recording medium
JPH11122521A (en) Digital image pickup device and image pickup method
KR100343836B1 (en) Panorama video surveillance system and controlling method therefore
JPH04275783A (en) Picture information processor
JP3221004B2 (en) Video camera
JP2002158912A (en) Wide visual field image pickup device
JP2804644B2 (en) Imaging device
JPH05183789A (en) Electronic still camera
TWI228915B (en) Digital zooming method
JPH10173984A (en) Digital electronic still camera
JP3934345B2 (en) Imaging device
JP3311071B2 (en) Imaging device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AM AT AU BB BG BR BY CA CH CN CZ DE DK EE ES FI GB GE HU IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LK LR LT LU LV MD MG MN MW MX NO NZ PL PT RO RU SD SE SG SI SK TJ TM TT UA UG UZ VN

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): KE MW SD SZ UG AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
DFPE Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101)
REG Reference to national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: 8642

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase