John B Keable

US Patent:

7215364, May 8, 2007

Filed:

Apr 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/411884

Inventors:

Robert A. Wachtel - St. Cloud FL, US
John Keable - Hilton Head Island SC, US
Richard Paulson - Kissimmee FL, US

Assignee:

PanX Imaging, Inc. - Hilton Head SC

International Classification:

H04N 5/225
G06K 9/36

US Classification:

3482181, 348 36, 348143, 348262, 348584, 382284

Abstract:

An imaging system for obtaining a wide field of view comprises a plurality of imaging devices each having a defined field of view and each of the imaging devices having a mechanism for capturing an image at a selected time instant. The imaging devices are positioned such that the field of view of each device overlaps the field of view of each adjacent device. A control module simultaneously actuates each of the imaging devices to capturing an image within the field of view of all devices concurrently. The resulting images from each of the devices are merged to produce a wide field of view image.

US Patent:

20050025313, Feb 3, 2005

Filed:

Jun 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/872127

Inventors:

Robert Wachtel - St. Cloud FL, US
John Keable - Hilton Head Island SC, US
Richard Paulson - Kissimmee FL, US
William Kwolek - Manchester MI, US

International Classification:

G09C005/00

US Classification:

380054000

Abstract:

An imaging system for obtaining a wide field of view comprises a plurality of imaging devices each having a defined field of view and each of the imaging devices having a mechanism for capturing an image at a selected time instant. The imaging devices are positioned such that the field of view of each device overlaps the field of view of each adjacent device. A control module simultaneously actuates each of the imaging devices to capturing an image within the field of view of all devices concurrently. The resulting images from each of the devices are merged to produce a wide field of view image.