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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Michael Rondinelli, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Herman Herman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sanjiv Singh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Rondinelli, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Herman Herman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sanjiv Singh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
EyeSee360, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for processing panoramic photographic images. The system includes a mirror for reflecting an image of a scene, a mounting assembly for mounting the mirror on an axis, a camera for capturing the image reflected by the mirror, a digital converter device for producing pixel data representative of the captured image, and means for radially linearly mapping the pixel data into a viewable image. The mirror includes a convex reflective surface defined by rotating around the axis: an equi-angular shape or a compensated equi-angular shape. Methods for processing images in accordance with the system are also provided.