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WO/2013/099259A1
An imaging device (100) is provided with: an outer shell (1) comprising a first case (11) and a second case (12) that is joined to the first case (11), said outer shell (1) having an inner surface formed in the shape of a spherical surfa...  
WO/2013/099260A1
An imaging device (100) is provided with: an outer shell (1) having an inner surface with the shape of a spherical surface; a camera body (2) that is configured to be capable of movement within the outer shell (1) and that photographs a ...  
WO/2013/093176A1
A method for obtaining a plurality of source videos in a processing device (700), determining suitability of the source videos to form a panorama or multi-angle video remix from an event (702), selecting (704) and aligning (706) at least...  
WO/2013/094273A1
Provided are an image processing device and the like that can carry out shading correction with high precision using image data of an image to be corrected. An image processing device (11) is provided with an image input unit (120), whic...  
WO/2013/069047A1
A divided image generation unit (20) generates a divided image in which information pertaining to the posture of a mobile device is associated with images captured by using a front camera and a rear camera that are built into the mobile ...  
WO/2013/069049A1
A region-of-interest setting unit (44) sets a region of interest during imaging in an image to be captured by using a camera built into a mobile device. A divided image generation unit (20) generates a divided image in which a set of inf...  
WO/2013/069050A1
In the present invention, a characteristic point extraction unit (82) extracts characteristic points in the overlapping region of a plurality of divided images that differ in pan angle and tilt angle and that have been captured using a c...  
WO/2013/069555A1
The present technology relates to an image processing device, method, and program which enable a region corresponding to a desired direction to be cut out from a panoramic image in a simpler and faster manner. When cutting out a region c...  
WO/2013/069048A1
In the present invention, a posture detection unit (60) detects three-axis posture information of a portable apparatus using at least one of a three-axis geomagnetism sensor, a three-axis acceleration sensor (64), and a three-axis gyro s...  
WO/2013/067456A1
A camera having automated panoramic image capture provides one or more capture sequences for capturing images of objects detected within one or more of its detection zones. The capture sequences may include actions to move or reposition ...  
WO/2013/057410A1
A mobile support for an instrument (21) for the precise examination of a fixed element (22) comprising: a main stand (11), which supports said instrument and which is subject to a vertical motive force, a secondary stand (12) to which a ...  
WO/2013/054252A1
A device (10) for taking 360° panoramic images, comprising: - at least one catadioptric system (11), which is constituted by a transparent spherical lens and has a convex surface (12) and a reflective concave surface (13), which are per...  
WO/2013/054142A1
An immersive interactive video conferencing, social interaction or gaming system is disclosed comprising a device having one or more video cameras. The video cameras are arranged to record a plurality of simultaneous first video images o...  
WO/2013/050576A2
A camera (10) that has four imaging means (12), each arranged to capture a different field of view and each associated with a separate sensor or detector (20). Each imaging means (12) is tilted to capture light from a zenith above the ca...  
WO/2013/031155A1
An imaging device is provided with: a first detection unit for detecting the time elapsed since beginning to image in a specific imaging mode for capturing an image while moving the imaging device in a predetermined imaging direction; a ...  
WO/2013/024446A2
Apparatus comprises at least one processor; at least one memory having computer-readable code stored thereon; a first camera module configured to provide first image data representative of a first image; and a second camera module config...  
WO/2013/015024A1
Provided is a panoramic image generation unit (19) which uses a plurality of captured image data items to generate panoramic image data having a field of view of 360° centred about the imaging location and implements the following steps...  
WO/2013/012981A1
An inspection system and method for use in underground utility construction, especially underground boring operations, is provided. The inspection system generally includes a sensor, a sensor carrier apparatus, and an output device. The ...  
WO/2013/001143A2
In accordance with an example embodiment a method and apparatus is provided. The method comprises facilitating receiving of a first image and a second image. The method also comprises facilitating receiving of location information of a m...  
WO/2012/164148A1
An apparatus for generating a panoramic image(s) may include a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including generating a panoramic image(s) based on performing regis...  
WO/2012/164339A1
An apparatus, a method and a computer program are provided. The method comprises: analyzing first and second images, the first image being captured by a first image sensor portion and the second image being captured by a second image sen...  
WO/2012/150378A1
Methods and apparatuses are provided for capturing an image. A method may include determining a scene to be captured at a first resolution. The scene to be captured may be within a field of view of an image sensor. The method may further...  
WO/2012/145317A1
An apparatus includes a housing, a concave panoramic reflector, a support structure configured to hold the concave panoramic reflector in a fixed position with respect to the housing, and a mounting device for positioning the housing in ...  
WO/2012/131151A1
Methods and apparatuses are provided for generating a panoramic image. A method may include receiving a reference image having a first image quality level (500). The method may further include receiving a set of sub-images having a secon...  
WO/2012/132204A1
A digital camera (1) has: an image sensor unit (12); a display unit (15) for displaying an image captured by the image sensor unit (12); and a photographing guide generation unit (18) for, when taking a stereo image or a panorama image b...  
WO/2012/126022A1
The invention relates to a device for the three-dimensional recording of objects (10), in particular teeth, comprising a recording region (2), in which at least one mirror (26, 27, 28) is arranged in order to deflect a light or projectio...  
WO/2012/107752A1
A camera array (4) and method for capturing and processing images of an area of terrain, the method comprising: for each of a plurality of time-steps within a time period, using each of a plurality of cameras (10) in a camera array (4), ...  
WO/2012/100487A1
An automatic sensing and photographing camera used for outdoor monitoring is provided. It includes an optical camera system. The optical camera system includes a reflection cup for the first imaging, a viewfinder lens and an image sensor...  
WO/2012/090398A1
A first imaging unit (20) images the front. A convex reflective unit (33) is disposed behind an imaging plane of an optical system via the first imaging unit (20) to adopt a common light axis with the first imaging unit (20), a convex un...  
WO/2012/089258A1
Methods and apparatus for use in mapping are desribed, for example, methods for measuring features, such as road widths, etc. at particular locations. In some examples, there is described measuring features of a location from a transform...  
WO/2012/089895A1
Rolling shutter effects are compensated in a camera array of rolling shutter cameras (101)that are configured to capture overlapping or adjacent sub-images (102)which sub-images (102) collectively form a full image of the captured (102)....  
WO/2012/086326A1
In a 3-D panoramic image creating method of one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of 3-D images, comprising left-side images and right-side images captured continuously while moving a 3-D image-pickup apparatus in one dire...  
WO/2012/076706A1
The invention provides an optical mask (1) for use in blending overlapping tiled images, the optical mask comprising a base (2); an array of elongate sliding elements (10) arranged side by side on the support, each sliding element being ...  
WO/2012/068675A1
An imaging robot for automated digitizing of two-dimensional art is disclosed. The imaging robot includes three mutually orthogonal translation stages for positioning an imaging device at a plurality of shooting positions forming a two-d...  
WO/2012/066309A1
The present invention relates to an optical element for use in a camera system for the inspection of passageways, a camera system for the inspection of passageways and a method of illuminating a passageway during inspection with a camera...  
WO/2012/054962A1
A sedimentation monitoring apparatus (10) comprising a housing (12) and at leas one image capturing device (40) located within that housing (12), wherein at leas a portion of the housing (12) is transparent and the or each image capturin...  
WO/2012/046371A1
A control point detection unit (20) detects control points for associating a video with regions of a panoramic image by extracting characteristic features between the panoramic image and some of the frames from the video. An alignment pr...  
WO/2012/046373A1
A mask region extraction unit (11) extracts a region to be masked from a panoramic image. A mask processing unit (12) generates a panoramic image in which the region from the panoramic image to be masked is masked. An alignment unit (20)...  
WO/2012/046372A1
A low dynamic range (LDR) image data storage unit (26) prepares a plurality of LDR image sets by changing the exposures thereof and then stores the same, said LDR image sets containing a plurality of LDR segment images obtained by pannin...  
WO/2012/042011A1
There is described a method and a device for forming a panoramic image wherein it is decided to add a current image in a current panoramic image based on definitions of edges of the current image and the current panoramic image.  
WO/2012/041217A1
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for multi-camera image calibration. The multi-camera image calibration method comprises: acquiring independent image information captured by each camera separately having...  
WO/2012/039669A1
According to one aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided a method for forming images, comprising: providing a plurality of images, each image including a first image part and a second image part, and each image depictin...  
WO/2012/038601A1
A first camera and a second camera are integrated together in a common case. Each camera comprises a detecting component and an omnidirectional optical component for directing optical radiation from the environment towards the detecting ...  
WO/2012/034542A1
A co-optical center camera. The camera comprises: a prism (10) having a plurality of reflective surfaces (100) each having a polarizing film (101) adhered thereon, the reflective surfaces of the prism being used for reflecting incident l...  
WO/2012/032236A1
The invention relates to an optical device (1) for capturing images, according to a 360° field, by the digital stitching of three images, said device comprising three optical groups (2, 3, 4) having a longitudinal axis (20, 30, 40) for ...  
WO/2012/016324A1
A disclosed measurement head includes a sensor body attached to a camera by a resilient member. The sensor body includes a sensor that measures linear distance and is actuated by arms pivoting outward from the sensor body into contact wi...  
WO/2012/005108A1
Disclosed is an image recording/regenerating system which is capable of altering the layout of an endoscope composite image displayed on a display device, and is also capable of implementing such layout alteration not just in a processor...  
WO/2012/002811A2
Method for producing a digital photo comprising pixels, wherein at least some of the pixels comprise position information, the method comprising of: taking a photo with a known geometry of the optical system with which the photo is taken...  
WO/2011/161973A1
An image in which a blind spot area is eliminated can be obtained while ensuring a high-view angle. An omnidirectional photographing system therefore comprises: a main mirror (101) consisting of a hyperbolic mirror; a plurality of sub-mi...  
WO/2011/160805A2
The invention relates to a stand head (1) for arrangement between, on the one hand, a camera or other optical recording device connected at least indirectly to the stand head (1) and, on the other hand, the end of a supporting device, in...  

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