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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1998
Edward C. Driscoll, Jr., Portola Valley, CA (US);
Edward P. Wallerstein, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Willard C. Lomax, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James E. Parris, Pacifica, CA (US);
John Louis Warpakowski Furlan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edward V. Bacho, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jorge E. Carbo, Jr., Los Altos, CA (US);
Be Here Corporation, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a panoramic imaging arrangement comprising lens block and a system of lenses. The lens block has a substantially vertical axis of revolution and is capable of receiving light from a first, 360° surrounding panoramic scene. The system of lenses has a vertical axis of revolution substantially coinciding with the axis of revolution of the lens block and is positioned to receive light from a second scene which is at least partially located above the first, surrounding panoramic scene, and projecting the light from the second scene.