PANORAMIC IMAGING SYSTEM

WIPO Patent Application WO2004111689

A3

A panoramic lens (200) includes an aspherical convex surface (210) and an aspherical concave surface (220). The convex surface includes a transparent portion and an internally reflective portion, and the concave surface also includes a transparent portion and an internally reflective portion. Light from a 360-degree surrounding scene enters the panoramic lens through the transparent portion of the convex surface, is reflected by the internally reflective portion of the concave surface, is reflected by the internally reflective portion of the convex surface, and exits the panoramic lens through the transparent portion of the concave surface as a narrow column of light beams.

WO/2005/101093	OPTICAL PIPE FOR MAKING AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT
WO/2022/145961	OPTICAL SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAME
JP2005070413	OPTICAL ELEMENT EQUIPPED WITH HOLDER, AND MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME

WALLERSTEIN EDWARD P (US)
HOFFMAN ROBERT G (US)
DEMARTA STANLEY P (US)
DRISCOLL JR EDWARD C (US)

PCT/US2004/018486

February 17, 2005

June 10, 2004

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BE HERE CORP (US)
WALLERSTEIN EDWARD P (US)
HOFFMAN ROBERT G (US)
DEMARTA STANLEY P (US)
DRISCOLL JR EDWARD C (US)

G02B3/04; G02B13/06; (IPC1-7): G02B13/06

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