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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2004
Applicant:
Koichi Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Koichi Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A 360°-image is formed on the object-side surface (doughnut-shaped)of an optical fiber array. The image is applied from the element-side surfaceof the array, which is substantially rectangular, to an imaging elementthat is rectangular. The image that has been photographed is converted in accordance with the image signals generated at the object-side surface. Hence, the entire surface of the imaging elementcan serve as effective photographing region. In addition, the image of the camera, which is formed on the center part of the object-side surface, is not transmitted to the imaging element