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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2017
Essential Products, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
David John Evans, V, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Xinrui Jiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew E. Rubin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Matthew Hershenson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Xiaoyu Miao, Palo Alto, CA (US);
ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are various embodiments of an imaging device having a wide field of view configured to connect to another device. According to one embodiment, the wide field of view camera can include an array of cameras for recording a wide view (e.g., 360° view) of the surrounding environment and generate a 360° image of the surrounding environment. The wide field of view camera can be configured to connect and/or attach to another device, including a mobile device. Embodiments include a wired or wireless connection mechanism to facilitate communication between the wide field of view camera and another device. The connection mechanism may enable transmission of data associated with the wide field of view camera to another device. Embodiments include an attachment mechanism to fasten the wide field of view camera to another device.