- Patent Title: Panoramic camera with multiple image sensors using timed shutters
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Application No.: US15711128Application Date: 2017-09-21
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Publication No.: US10397476B2Publication Date: 2019-08-27
- Inventor: Richard Francis Lyon , Gary Embler , Iain Richard Tyrone McClatchie , Jason Holt
- Applicant: Google LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/235

Abstract:
The present invention relates to the field of panoramic still and motion photography. In a first embodiment, a camera apparatus for panoramic photography includes a first image sensor positioned to capture a first image. The first image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. The camera apparatus also includes second image sensor positioned to capture a second image. The second image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. Finally, the camera apparatus includes a controller configured to signal the second image sensor to start capturing the second image before the first image sensor finishes capturing the first image. At least a portion of the first image is in front of the second image relative to a forward direction of the camera apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180077351A1 PANORAMIC CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE IMAGE SENSORS USING TIMED SHUTTERS Public/Granted day:2018-03-15
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