| 摘要 |
The subject of this invention is a multi-sensor network camera providing up to 360 degrees angle of view. The camera disclosed in the present invention comprises multiple image sensors with individual optics, one or more image processors, compression units and network interfaces mounted in the single housing. In the preferred embodiment image sensors are positioned in non-parallel planes, cumulatively providing panoramic field of view. In the preferred embodiment image streams originating from all sensors share the same image compression and network interface hardware, providing for low cost implementation. In the preferred embodiment the images from all sensors are transmitted over the network simultaneously via packet interleaving, with appropriate bandwidth reduction achieved by image decimation. In one of the embodiments of this invention, simultaneously with transmission of decimated images from all sensors, full resolution window or entire image of one or more sensors is also transmitted, where the selection of contents is based either on motion detection or user setting.
|
