WIDE ANGLE CAMERA WITH AUTOMATED PANORAMIC IMAGE CAPTURE

摘要

A motorized camera provides one or more capture sequences for capturing radially distorted wide angle images of objects detected within a plurality of its detection zones. A sequence may include actions to move or reposition an imaging device of the camera to one or more locations, and to capture one or more radially distorted images before, during, or as the imaging device is moved. The motorized camera comprises a wide angle imaging device for capturing radially distorted images having a wide field of view. An image processor converts the radially distorted images captured by the wide angle imaging device into rectilinear images.

主权项

1. A motorized camera comprising:
an imaging device comprising a wide angle lens for capturing radially distorted images with a wide field of view; a motor operably coupled to the imaging device to move the imaging device; a plurality of sensors arranged to detect the presence of an object at one or more of a plurality of distinct areas, and to generate output identifying a particular area of the plurality of distinct areas when the object is detected; a processor that receives the output and moves the imaging device with the motor to target the particular area identified in the output and one or more adjacent areas in sequence, wherein the imaging device captures a first radially distorted image of the particular area and one or more second radially distorted images of the one or more adjacent areas during the sequence; and an image processor that converts the first radially distorted image and the one or more second radially distorted images into rectilinear images.