Hoyos Integrity Corporation

Motorola Corporation

360fly, Inc.

Hoyos Vsn Corp.

John Shemelynce

William H Robertson, Jr

Amit Verma

Moises De La Cruz

Gary J Peterson

Patricio Durazo

Gustavo Dario Leizerovich

Julio A Abdala

Stuart S Kreitzer

Tal Mor

Sybren Daniel Smith

David R Heeschen

Pratik Desai

Hao Nguyen

Biren Patel

Mark Fink

James Conroy

A panoramic optical device includes a quadric reflector, a mirror, and a set of one or more optical elements. The quadric reflector has a conical shape, which tapers from a wide base to an apex. The apex includes an aperture. The mirror is positioned within the device in a plane approximately parallel to a circular cross section of the conical shape. The mirror reflects environmental light that is reflected by the quadric reflector into the aperture or reflecting light emitting from the aperture onto the quadric reflector. The set of one or more optical elements are positioned at least partially within a volumetric region of the quadric reflector. The one or more optical elements focus light passing through the aperture.

Optical stack for panoramic optical device

A reflector can have a conical shape. The shape can tapers from a wide base to an apex. The apex can include an aperture, a mirror, and a set of one or more optical elements. A mirror is location in a cavity and is positioned within an overhang enclosure of the device in a plane approximately parallel to a circular cross section of the conical shape. The mirror can reflect environmental light that is reflected by the reflector into the aperture or reflect light emitting from the aperture onto the reflector. Stray light reflected by the mirror is absorbed by the cavity walls. A set of one or more optical elements can be positioned at least partially within a volumetric region of the reflector. The one or more optical elements focus light passing through the aperture to an image sensor.

Full flat mirror guiding reflections to aperture of panoramic optical device

A stereographic image associated with a panoramic camera can be identified. The panoramic camera can include of a set of lenses and an image sensor. A pixel degradation curve associated with the image and/or the hardware of the panoramic camera can be determined, as can a sensor geometry of an image sensor used by the panoramic camera. A fixed smoothing function based on the pixel degradation curve and/or the sensor geometry can be created. The fixed smoothing function can be applied to a stereographic image to modify the image so it includes substantially uniform image detail per image region.

Stereographic image detail uniformity of a panoramic video capture device having an optical gradient

The invention relates to capturing, processing, and displaying panoramic content such as video content and image data with a panoramic camera system. In one embodiment, a method for processing panoramic video content may include capturing video content in a data storage medium of a panoramic camera; dividing the captured video content into multiple analysis portions; detecting sound associated with at least one of the analysis portions; identifying content of interest from which at least one sound has been detected; and, automatically panning a field of view for the captured video content in response to the identified content of interest.

Dynamic field of view adjustment for panoramic video content

A calibration method can begin by positioning a calibration image source around and substantially proximate to the exterior surface of a panoramic optical device that utilizes a conical quadric reflector having an aperture in its apex. The calibration image source can be made of a material that is substantially transparent to allow the passage of environmental light and can utilize a predetermined color palette having a calibration feature, such as a geometric shape and/or a line, which is in a known location. A quadric image of the calibration image source can then be captured. Coordinates for a visual image center of the calibration image can be determined by an image center calibration program using the location of the calibration feature. The visual image center can be the point around which a quadric image is transformed into a visually-correct panorama. The determined visual image center coordinates can be stored.

Image center calibration for a quadric panoramic optical device

A system () of targeted broadcasting in a cellular communication system during an event can include at least one mobile unit () having stored therein scheduling information relating to an event, a designated location for the event, and a designated group channel for monitoring such event. The mobile unit can further be programmed to monitor () for the event in a designated location and on a designated group channel during a predetermined time window and receive () a targeted message during the event on the designated group channel if a current location of the mobile unit matches the designated location stored. The mobile unit can be programmed to transmit at least one group call message response in response to receiving the group call message only when the mobile unit is in the designated location. The system can further include fixed network equipment () that transmits data related to the event.

Method and system for targeted broadcasting

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